Highly influenced by China, the South Pacific nation of Nauru on Monday (Jan 15) severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The decision by Nauru comes a couple of days after the culmination of presidential elections in Taiwan.
The Nauru government in an official statement said it “will sever ‘diplomatic relations’ with Taiwan as of this day and no longer develop any official relations or official exchanges with Taiwan”.
Instead, the island nation was now seeking full resumption of diplomatic relations with China.
