Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Reina said on the 15th local time that President Xiomara Castro’s decision to establish diplomatic relations with China is to promote economic and trade relations between Honduras and major countries in the world. “This intention is mentioned in the government’s plan, we are slow to join the global trend, we are demanding moreinvestAlmost all countries have trade relations with China. ,
The Honduras Herald and Reuters reported that Reina was interviewed by the Honduras TV program “Frente a Frente” and explained why Honduras wanted to establish diplomatic relations with China.
“We need investment, we need collaboration.” Riina pointed out that Honduras wants to formalize diplomatic relations with China out of “pragmatism”, not “ideology”.
On March 14, local time, Castro posted on his personal Twitter that he had instructed Riina to handle matters relating to the formal establishment of diplomatic relations with China.
Castro was born into the “Freedom and Reconstruction Party”, a leftist party of Honduras. Before being elected president, he had said that he would break diplomatic relations with Taiwan and establish diplomatic relations with China. The statement was also “concerned” by the US government.
Last November, United Statesstate CouncilAn unnamed senior official said in a telephone press conference that US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Nichols (Brian Nichols) made a visit to Honduras to explain the importance of relations between Hong Kong and Taiwan to the two presidential candidates. led the delegation. It said the United States wanted Honduras to maintain the status quo and warned Central American countries about the “risk” of China’s actions in the region.
Rina also said in the program, “We are not seeking a break with the United States. On the contrary, we are seeking the best interests of a sovereign country, so that relations with China, the United States, Brazil benefit from.” Cuba, Venezuela, Mexico are in a relationship of mutual support, respect and freedom.
Rina explained that “…the world should be multipolar and multilateral. Therefore, it is the most logical thing for us to cooperate with the largest country in the world.”
Zhonghong has no diplomatic relations. According to China’s customs statistics, in 2022, the China-Hong Kong trade volume will be 1.589 billion US dollars, of which China’s exports will be 1.56 billion US dollars and imports 29.239 million US dollars, with annual growth rates of 1.6%, 1.3% and 14.3 There will be shortage. ,
Since the Central American country of Nicaragua broke off diplomatic relations with Taiwan on December 10, 2021, there are currently only 14 countries left in Taiwan.diplomatic relationsApart from Honduras, Belize and Guatemala in Central America; Haiti, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean, and the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau and Tuvalu in the Pacific Ocean, as well as Paraguay in South America, Swaziland in Africa and the Vatican in Europe.
Reuters reported that another diplomatic ally of Taiwan, Paraguay, will hold presidential elections in April this year. If the opposition wins the election, Taiwan could lose another Latin American ally.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on the 15th that establishing diplomatic relations with China is the right choice, in line with the general trend of historical development and the progressive trend of the times. China is willing to develop friendly and cooperative relations with all countries in the world, including Honduras, on the basis of the one-China principle.
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