Nauru cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of China - BBC News

Taiwan loses one of its few official allies just days after a presidential election.

5 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, This is not the first time Nauru has cut ties with TaiwanBy Kelly NgBBC NewsOne of Taiwan's last diplomatic allies has cut ties with the island in favour of Beijing, just days after a new president was voted in in Taipei.

Nauru, a tiny Micronesian island, was just one of 12 countries that kept diplomatic ties with Taipei.

But in recent years, Beijing - which insists Taiwan is part of China - has been poaching its diplomatic allies.

Taiwan suggests this latest loss is related to the weekend's election results, which angered China.

The election saw voters pick pro-sovereignty candidate William Lai as their next president, a man Beijing has labelled a "troublemaker" over remarks he made in the past supporting Taiwanese independence, which it sees as a red line.

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