Kiribati switches diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China, in second defection in a week
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/09/20/kiribati-switches-diplomatic-recognition-taiwan-china-second-defection-week/
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/09/20/kiribati-switches-diplomatic-recognition-taiwan-china-second-defection-week/
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Kiribati switches diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China, in second defection in a week
by Sean Chang Taiwan lashed out at China on Friday after the tiny island nation of Kiribati switched its recognition to Beijing, the second diplomatic defection in the strategically important Pacific in less than a week. The move is another coup for Beijing…