Afraid that Honduras will follow Nicaragua? U.S. officials declare that they are ready to increase economic aid to Honduras

　　[Global Network Reporter Zhao Jiandong] On December 10, China officially resumed diplomatic relations with Nicaragua.

There are only 14 "friends" in Taiwan so far, and Honduras among them has once again become the focus of public opinion.

According to a Reuters report on the 11th, a U.S. government official revealed on the 10th local time that the U.S. is not sure whether Honduras will follow Nicaragua to establish diplomatic relations with mainland China, but he declared that Washington is ready to increase its economy to Honduras’s incoming Castro government. assistance.

　　According to Reuters, the official stated that the U.S.'s engagement with the Castro government's transition team was "very active."

The United States is also willing to provide more financial support in Castro’s priority areas to show that the United States is more beneficial to Honduras than China.

　　"I think we can increase resource input there, including development resources." The US official also declared that US allies, including Japan and South Korea, can also help Honduras' private economic development.

　　At the end of November this year, Honduras’s left-wing leader Hilmara Castro announced that he won the general election and will become the country’s first female president.

Earlier, Castro had stated when running for the election that if elected, she would terminate the "diplomatic" relationship between Honduras and Taiwan and switch to recognizing one China.

Faced with this statement, the United States began to intervene in obstruction.

Before the election results were released, from November 21 to 23, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Nichols began to lead a delegation to visit Honduras.

　　Reuters also quoted the U.S. government official as saying that Nicaragua’s diplomatic shift was due to “needing China’s support.” The official stated that Nicaragua’s current President Ortega, who won the election in November this year, was previously targeted by U.S. sanctions. China is "responding to the pressure of the international community."

The official did not forget to emphasize that the transition in Nicaragua is only a "concrete" case, and the United States does not believe that other such actions will occur in the Western Hemisphere.

　　At a regular press conference on the 10th, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin stated that the resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Nepal is a political decision, not a bargaining chip.

The resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Nigeria is based on Nicaragua’s recognition of the one-China principle, and China highly appreciates Nepal’s position.