Honduras Opens Embassy In China After Breaking Off Ties With Taiwan

Qin pledged that China would establish a new model with Honduras of “friendly cooperation" between countries with different sizes and systems, according to a statement from China's Foreign Ministry.

The ties formed in March were a diplomatic victory for China amid heightened tensions between Beijing and the United States, including China’s increasing assertiveness toward Taiwan. It also signaled China's growing influence in Latin America.

China and Taiwan have been locked in a battle for diplomatic recognition since they split amid civil war in 1949, with Beijing spending billions to win recognition for its “one China” policy.