Belize Reaffirms Support for Taiwan as Doubts Grow Over Honduras

Belize Reaffirms Support for Taiwan as Doubts Grow Over Honduras
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen during a meeting with lawmakers from Baltic states at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan, on Nov. 29, 2021. Taiwan Presidential Office via AP
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A representative from Belize reassured the country’s steady friendship with Taiwan, during a meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen on Dec. 1, as fellow Central American nation Honduras could switch its diplomatic ties to Beijing.

Belize and Honduras are among the 15 countries maintaining diplomatic relations with Taiwan despite the communist regime in China claiming the self-ruled island as its own territory—to be taken by force if necessary—and putting longtime pressure on foreign governments to adopt its stance.