Taiwan Recalls Ambassador as Honduras Switches Ties to China

Then-outgoing Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez (L) exchanges gifts with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen during a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, on Nov. 13, 2021. Taiwan Presidential Office via AP

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan says it has recalled its ambassador to Honduras amid moves by the Central American country to establish formal diplomatic ties with China.

Taiwan and China have been locked in a battle for diplomatic recognition since the sides split amid civil war in 1949. Honduras President Xiomara Castro announced last week that her government will seek to establish diplomatic relations with China, which would imply severing relations with Taiwan.