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- End to Taiwan ties nears as Honduras foreign minister goes to ChinaWorld ยท
March 23, 2023 ยท 9:09 AM UTC The Honduran foreign minister is travelling to China to "promote" the establishment of diplomatic ties, an official said, signalling the end is most likely near for the country's decades-long relations with Taiwan.