Reuters, 17/03 15:26 CET
By Ben Blanchard and J.R. Wu
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China resumed ties with former Taiwan ally Gambia on Thursday, ending an unofficial diplomatic truce between China and Taiwan following January’s landslide election of the leader of a pro-independence party as the self-ruled island’s president.
The small West African state was one of a few African
countries, along with Burkina Faso, Swaziland and São Tomé and Príncipe,
to recognise Taiwan, which China regards as a wayward province to be
recovered by force if necessary.
China and Taiwan had for years tried to poach each other's allies, often dangling generous aid packages in front of leaders
of developing nations.
But they began an unofficial diplomatic truce after
signing a series of landmark trade and economic agreements in 2008 after
the election of the China-friendly Ma Ying-jeou as Taiwan’s president,
as Beijing tried to convince Taiwan of its friendly intentions after
decades of hostility and suspicion.
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Source: Euronews
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