SAN SALVADOR—El Salvador’s highest court on March 13 temporarily suspended the cancellation of a free trade pact with Taiwan, after the Central American nation’s sugar industry sought an injunction, arguing the move would hurt its business interests.
In August, the United States criticized El Salvador’s decision to switch diplomatic ties from Taiwan to China, saying the change was of grave concern to Washington. It warned that China was luring countries with incentives that “facilitate economic dependence and domination, not partnership.”
