Break up with Taiwn , Dominican Republic establishes ties with China

The Dominican republic and china nnounces that they were establishing ties with crribben countries would breaak with Taiwn.
Taipei said it was “deeply upset” at the decision to sever ties as the island faces deepening international isolation while its giant neighbour flexes its economic and political might on the global stage.

The Dominican Republic said it believed its switch to ties with China would be “extraordinarily positive for the future of our country”, in an official statement. “The Dominican Republic recognises that there is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory,” it added. Beijing announced this morning that the two countries would exchange ambassadors “as soon as practicable”. At an emergency press conference, Taiwan’s foreign minister Joseph Wu said the government “deeply regrets that Dominican Republic and China established ties on May 1”.
Mainland China and Taiwan have been ruled separately since 1949, but while democratic Taiwan sees itself as a sovereign nation, it has never formally declared independence. Beijing sees the island as a renegade province that is part of its territory awaiting reunification.

There now remain just 19 nations worldwide with official ties to Taiwan, as its decades of Cold War era ties with Central America and the Caribbean have dwindled. In June last year, Panama cut ties with Taipei to open relations with Beijing. Costa Rica did so in 2007.