Chinese President Xi holds summit with Nauru after severing diplomatic ties with Taiwan to support infrastructure construction. China appears to be aiming to emphasize the merits of establishing diplomatic relations with China based on its economic power, and put pressure on Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party government, which has shown a stance of opposition to China.
The number of countries that have diplomatic relations. with Taiwan has decreased from 22 to 12 since the Democratic. Progressive Party's Tsai Ing-wen government took office in 2016.