Nicaragua Seizes Former Taiwan Embassy to Give to China

Flags fly outside the Diplomatic Quarter, a building in Taipei which houses most of nations which still retain diplomatic ties with Taiwan, on Dec. 10, 2021, after Nicaragua inked a deal switching diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images

Taipei said it “strongly protested” Nicaragua’s seizure of Taiwan’s former embassy that was given to Beijing, after the Central American state severed ties with the self-governed island in favor of China.

“Regarding the Nicaraguan government’s illegal seizure of our embassy properties and unlawful transfer of them to the People’s Republic of China, it is totally unacceptable to our government and for this, we express our strong protest,” Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said on Dec. 27.