Nicaragua Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Taiwan To Align With Beijing

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. <br />The Central American country made the announcement in a brief statement from its foreign ministry and cited Beijing’s One China policy. <br />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. <br />China’s State Council Information Office says the two signed a joint communique on the resumption of diplomatic ties in Tianjin.