Panama cuts formal ties with Taiwan in favour of China

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Joint statement between President Juan Carlos Varela and Beijing says ‘Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory’

Panama has switched diplomatic relations from Taiwan to China, handing a huge victory to Beijing in its drive to isolate the self-governing island it claims as its own territory.

Panama’s president, Juan Carlos Varela,

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[soleiltropiques]

Interesting post as usual, OP.

But ugh, China's policy towards Taiwan is so gross.

As a side note, I thought amw's post on Taiwan was also really interesting: http://ontd-political.livejournal.com/11750617.html

The WaPo article linked to in the post was also really interesting.