US, Taiwanese vice-presidents speak at rare encounter in Honduras

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TEGUCIGALPA — The US and Taiwanese vice-presidents had a brief conversation on Thursday (Jan 27) at the inauguration of the new Honduran president, a rare encounter that is highly symbolic and likely to add to Beijing's tensions with Washington.

The United States, like most countries, has no formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, though its strong support for the island both politically and through arms sales is one of the main sources of Sino-US friction.

"The brief conversation that we had was really about a common interest in this part of the region and apparently Taiwan's interest in our root causes strategy," she told reporters, adding Mr Lai had approached her. It carried a picture of them standing next to each other on a stage talking, both wearing face masks, and Mr Lai sporting a lapel pin of entwined Taiwanese and Honduran flags.Honduras' new president Xiomara Castro floated the idea of ditching Taipei for Beijing in her election campaign, though on Wednesday she told Mr Lai that Honduras is grateful for Taiwan's support and hopes to maintain their relationship.

 

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