China "welcomes" Nicaragua's decision to re-establish ties and break relations with Taiwan

Record ID: 1650532

  • Title: China "welcomes" Nicaragua's decision to re-establish ties and break relations with Taiwan
  • Date: 10th December 2021
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (DECEMBER 10, 2021) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN WANG WENBIN WALKING IN FOR NEWS CONFERENCE JOURNALISTS SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN, WANG WENBIN, SAYING: "China welcomes Nicaragua's political decision on cutting off diplomatic ties with Taiwan and resuming diplomatic relations with People's Republic of China. Nicaragua thus became the 181st country to establish normal diplomatic relations with China." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN, WANG WENBIN, SAYING: "The resumption of diplomatic ties between China and Nicaragua is a political decision, definitely not a bargaining chip. Nicaragua's decision to resume diplomatic ties with China was based on its recognition of the One-China policy. It was a political decision without any economic prerequisites. China highly appreciates Nicaragua's decision." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS EXTERIOR OF CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY BUILDING CHINESE NATIONAL FLAG FLYING
  • Embargoed: 24th December 2021 09:11
  • Keywords: China Nicaragua One-China policy Taiwan cross strait diplomacy foreign ministry relations ties
  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • City: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001F7GDQO7
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: China and Nicaragua re-established diplomatic ties on Friday (December 10) after the Central American country broke relations with Chinese-claimed Taiwan, boosting Beijing in a part of the world long considered the United States' backyard and angering Washington.
    China's foreign ministry, announcing the decision after meetings with Nicaragua's finance minister and two of President Daniel Ortega's sons in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin, said the country had made the "correct choice."
    The break with Taiwan shrinks the island's dwindling pool of international allies and is a blow to the United States.
    China's foreign ministry, asked if China would give financial aid to Nicaragua, said the resumption in ties was a "political decision, definitely not a bargaining chip."
    (Production: Wang Shubing, Xihao Jiang)
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