Taiwan's Central American allies coy on Panama's Beijing embrace


  • World
  • Wednesday, 14 Jun 2017

Taiwan's Ambassador to El Salvador Florencia Hsie participates in a news conference in San Salvador, El Salvador, June 13, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Remaining Central American allies of Taiwan on Tuesday offered guarded responses to Panama's decision to embrace the "One China" policy and switch allegiance Beijing, deflecting the question of whether they could follow suit.

On Monday, Panama said it had broken with Taiwan to forge ties with Beijing, in a major victory for China's efforts to isolate the island it views as a renegade province.

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