Kiribati switches diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China, in second defection in a week

by Sean Chang Taiwan lashed out at China on Friday after the tiny island nation of Kiribati switched its recognition to Beijing, the second diplomatic defection in the strategically important Pacific in less than a week. The move is another coup for Beijing just weeks before it celebrates the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s … Continue reading Kiribati switches diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China, in second defection in a week