MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The Nicaraguan government has seized the former embassy and diplomatic offices of Taiwan, saying they belong to China. President Daniel Ortega’s government broke off relations with Taiwan this month, saying it would recognize only the mainland government.
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- Nicaragua seizes former Taiwan embassy to give it to ChinaThe President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega attends the closing ceremony of the XX ALBA Summit, at the Convention Palace in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021.
- (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco)MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The Nicaraguan government has seized the former embassy and diplomatic offices of Taiwan, saying they belong to China.
- President Daniel Ortega’s government broke off relations with Taiwan this month, saying it would recognize only the mainland government.
- The Solomon Islands chose to recognize China in 2019, cutting diplomatic ties with Taiwan.
- Nicaragua established diplomatic relations with Taiwan in the 1990s, when President Violeta Chamorro assumed power after defeating Ortega’s Sandinista movement at the polls.