Honduras cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan

Honduras has cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, Chinese state media has reported (Alamy/PA)

Honduras has cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, the Latin American country has announced, saying it recognises “only one China in the world”.

The announcement by Honduras’s foreign ministry posted on Twitter, and also reported by China’s CCTV, comes amid rising tensions between Beijing and the United States, including over China’s increasing assertiveness toward self-ruled Taiwan.