The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Honduras was the embassy of the Republic of China (ROC; commonly called Taiwan) in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The two countries had established diplomatic relations in 1941. It ended in 2023 when Honduras shifted diplomatic recognition to the People's Republic of China. Honduras was one of the 14 countries that recognise the ROC.[1][2]
| Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Honduras 中華民國駐宏都拉斯大使館 Embajada de la República de China (Taiwán) en Honduras | |
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| Location | Tegucigalpa |
| Jurisdiction | Honduras |
| Website | Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Honduras |
The embassy also had responsibility for Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Both of these countries had switched their diplomatic relations to the People's Republic of China in 2007[3] and 2021 respectively.[4]
Its counterpart body in Taiwan was the Embassy of Honduras in Taipei.[5]
History
editDiplomatic relations were established between the two countries on 9 April 1941,[6] and the exchange of ministers between the two countries began in the form of joint control by the legation in Panama.[7] In June 1957, the Legation of the Republic of China in Honduras was established in Tegucigalpa, and in 1962, the Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary began to reside there.[7] On 20 May 1965, the Embassy of the Republic of China in Honduras was inaugurated in the form of mutual promotion with the Legation of the Republic of China in Honduras.[7]
On 14 March 2023, Honduran President Xiomara Castro announced that she had directed her foreign minister to begin the process of opening official relations with the People's Republic of China.[8] On 26 March, Honduras formally broke ties with Taiwan, and therefore closed their diplomatic offices and established diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China.[9][10]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Costa Rica switches allegiance to China from Taiwan - Boston.com". Archived from the original on 2009-01-03. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
- ^ "EXPLAINER: Why did China woo away Nicaragua from Taiwan?". Associated Press. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ^ "Productiva relación" [Productive relationship]. Noticias de Taiwan (in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). 8 June 1991. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "中華民國駐宏都拉斯共和國大使館組織職掌 - 駐宏都拉斯大使館". www.taiwanembassy.org (in Chinese).
- ^ a b c "八十六年外交年鑑 第三章 第六項 我國與中南美地區國家關係 > 五、我國與宏都拉斯關係". multilingual.mofa.gov.tw (in Chinese).
- ^ "Honduras president says govt to seek official relations with China". Reuters. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ Cheung, Eric (26 March 2023). "Honduras formally cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan". CNN. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Palencia, Gustavo; Blanchard, Ben (26 March 2023). "Honduras ends decades-long Taiwan ties, Taiwan decries monetary demands". Reuters. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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