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Mar 26 5 tweets 4 min read
#Taiwan foreign ministry says #Honduras demanded massive amounts of foreign aid to continue the diplomatic relationship.
#Taiwan also says it is severing diplomatic relations with #Honduras, which is poised to establish formal ties with #China.
#Taiwan will not submit to pressure from #China, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu tells reporters in Taipei.
The severing of ties by #Honduras, which is $20 billion in debt, leaves #Taiwan having diplomatic relations with only 12 countries plus the #Vatican.

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