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Migration, China Ties Dominate as Trump Ally Prepares to Lead Honduras
By Joan Suazo Conservative businessman Nasry "Tito" Asfura will be sworn in Tuesday as president of Honduras, two months after being helped to election victory by U.S. President Donald Trump. Asfura was declared the winner ...
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China’s 2026 Challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean
2025 was a rather tumultuous year for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Donald Trump’s return to the White House exacerbated geopolitical dynamics in the region, particularly in the realm of the U.S.-China strategic competition. From tariffs to claims that China ...
Why Honduras’ Presidential Election Matters for China and Taiwan
More than three weeks after elections were held, Honduras still does not have a new president. Nasry Asfura of the conservative National Party leads by a narrow margin, with roughly 43,000 more votes than his closest competitor, Salvador Nasralla of the Liberal Party. ...
Taiwan Eyes Fresh Diplomatic Ties With Honduras
By Allison Jackson and Amber Wang with Joan Suazo in Tegucigalpa Taiwanese seafood trader Jay Yen used to import 2,000 tonnes of shrimp a year from Honduras before the Central American country cut diplomatic ties with the democratic island in 2023. ...
Taiwan Pushes to Reset Ties with Honduras
Taiwan is ready to reestablish diplomatic relations with Honduras, and has been in touch with the two right-wing frontrunners in the closely fought election, said Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung on Tuesday. Both Salvador Nasralla (who took a narrow lead as ...
Presidential Race in Honduras Puts China–Taiwan Diplomacy Back on the Line
Sunday’s presidential election in Honduras could shift the diplomatic balance between China and Taiwan in Latin America. The two frontrunners in the election have pledged to break diplomatic ties with Beijing and reestablish them with Taiwan. This follows the ...
Beijing on the Ballot: How China Shapes Latin America’s Elections
It’s a busy time for politics in Latin America. In the next year, many countries will go to the polls to elect new presidents. Within this context, a clear trend is taking shape: across the region, candidates’ positions on China are ...
Betting on Beijing: How a Diplomatic Switch Sank Honduras’s Shrimp Exports
In 2023, Honduras severed ties with Taiwan and recognized China, betting that access to one of the world’s largest markets would bring new prosperity. The move was hailed by President Xiomara Castro’s government as a strategic step toward bigger trade deals and deeper economic cooperation.
Donald Trump’s China Contradiction in Latin America
New U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is breaking with tradition to make Latin America the destination for his first overseas trip later this week. Previous Secretaries of State typically prioritized Europe and Asia for their initial visits. That's probably a ...
Honduran President Meets Chinese Official With Trade Deal on Horizon
Honduran President Xiomara Castro met Tuesday with China's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hua Chunying, to strengthen bilateral relations and negotiate a new trade agreement, Castro's government said. Enrique Reina, the Honduran foreign minister, told reporters that Hua "visited the country ...
China Gives Honduras a $275 Million Present on the First Anniversary of Diplomatic Ties
China and Honduras marked the one-year anniversary of the Central American country switching its diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China. Chinese Ambassador Yu Bo and Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina held a ceremony on Sunday at the Chinese embassy to commemorate the ...
U.S. Promotes Cross-Honduras Rail Project Previously Shopped to China
A $20 billion rail project that would connect Honduras' Pacific and Caribbean coasts is drawing interest from the United States. Scott Hansen, an economic counselor at the U.S. embassy in Tegucigalpa, reportedly presented the project to possible investors last week. The project ...
Honduran President Leaves China With Deals and a Sense That Dumping Taiwan Was the Right Thing to Do
Honduran President Xiomara Castro heads home on Wednesday after what she described as a "historic" six-day trip to China that culminated with a meeting with President Xi Jinping. Xi complemented Castro for her "historic decisiveness" and "strong political will" for fulfilling her ...
China Formalizes Ties With Honduras, Bolstering Diplomatic Presence in the Americas
77 days after President Xiomara Castro announced Honduras would switch its diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China, the two countries made it official with the inauguration of a new embassy in Beijing. Sunday's plaque reveal ceremony in the Chinese capital followed less ...
Huawei is Now the Must-See Stop in China for Visiting Global South Leaders
Honduran President Xiomara Castro is the third leader from a developing country in just the past two months to include a stop at a Huawei research facility during their state visit to China. Castro visited the telecom giant's Shanghai research ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: Xiomara Castro, President of Honduras, to Travel to China for First Visit Since Switch of Diplomatic Relations From Taiwan
Xiomara Castro, the president of Honduras, will travel to Beijing this week for her first visit to China since her government switched diplomatic relations from Taiwan to the People’s Republic. Coffee trade is expected to be on the agenda and she will reportedly sign several (as-yet undefined) cooperation ...
China Opens New Embassy in Honduras as Part of a Flurry of Diplomatic Activity Between the Two Countries This Week
The Chargé d'Affaires for China's new embassy in Honduras, Yu Bo, unveiled the plaque that will be posted outside of the mission during a ceremony this week in Tegucigalpa. Monday's ceremony capped a frantic series of back-to-back announcements that included the ...
Hondura’s President Announces That’s She’ll be Traveling Soon to Beijing to Sign “Auspicious Agreements”
Honduran President Xiomara Castro looked visibly pleased with her decision to switch ties from Taiwan to China last week when she announced on Twitter that she'll soon be headed to Beijing to sign a raft of new agreements. The President did not ...
China’s Lending Money Again to Countries in the Americas
Chinese lending to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean is gaining momentum. For the second year in a row, China's two largest policy banks have increased lending to countries in the region, albeit in much smaller amounts than what they ...
Honduras Says Adiós Taiwan, Formally Establishes Diplomatic Ties With China
Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina looked visibly pleased this weekend when he shook hands with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang after the pair formally oversaw the establishment of diplomatic ties. The signing ceremony took place at the Diaoyutai State ...
China’s Party-run Media Frames Honduras Switch as Part of Larger Struggle Against the U.S., Taiwan Independence
The Communist Party-run Global Times newspaper boasted in a series of articles over the weekend in both their English and Chinese editions that Honduras's decision to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan is both a victory against "Taiwan separatists" and an embarrassment for the United States:
U.S. Analysts, Scholars Skeptical About the Benefits to Honduras From Ties With China
Honduran officials maintain that the decision to abandon ties with Taiwan in favor of China was an economic decision inspired by the hope of boosting Chinese trade and investment. But a number of U.S.-based scholars and analysts caution that those hopes ...
Taiwan’s Next Challenge in the Americas: Paraguay
U.S. President Joe Biden dispatched his special envoy for the Americas, former senator Chris Dodd, to Honduras this weekend to convey the White House's displeasure with the government's decision to switch diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China. Dodd will also visit Panama ...
Honduran President Fulfills Campaign Pledge to Dump Taiwan and Establish Diplomatic Ties With China
Taiwan suffered a major diplomatic setback on Wednesday when Honduras became the latest country to abandon ties with the island in favor of relations with China. President Xiomara Castro announced on her Twitter page that she will make good on the promise ...
A Taliban security personnel operating an anti-aircraft gun keeps watch for Pakistani airstrikes near the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Nangarhar province on February 27, 2026 following overnight cross-border fighting between the two countries. Photo by AIMAL ZAHIR / AFP
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