‘Better off with Taiwan’: Honduras joins other Latin American countries rethinking ties with China

US pressure, broken promises by China and corruption scandals have halted Taiwan’s slide to diplomatic irrelevance in the region

After weeks of technology failures, accusations of fraud and complaints about US President Donald Trump’s interference, the outcome of Honduras’ 30 November election is yet to be called. But there is a clear winner beyond the Central American nation’s borders: Taiwan.

Both leading candidates say they will cut diplomatic ties with Beijing and re-establish relations with Taipei, reversing the March 2023 decision by the then president, Xiomara Castro, to sensationally end Honduras’ 82-year relationship with Taiwan.