Africa Business Radio

Nicaragua has broken off diplomatic relations with Taiwan, leaving the self-ruled democratic island with just 14 formal diplomatic allies amid continuing pressure from China, which claims the island as its own. The Central American country made the announcement in a brief statement from its foreign ministry and cited Beijing’s One China policy. The statement says the People’s Republic of China is the only legitimate government that represents all of China and Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory. China’s State Council Information Office says the two signed a joint communique on the resumption of diplomatic ties in Tianjin.