A screen shows news footage of flags of the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Nicaragua, in Beijing, China December 10, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
December 10, 2021
By Matt Spetalnick and Drazen Jorgic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nicaragua’s diplomatic switch from Taiwan to China was part of efforts by President Daniel Ortega’s government to shield itself from recent international sanctions against Managua, a senior U.S. administration official said on Friday.
The United States is also uncertain whether Honduras would follow suit and open diplomatic ties with Beijing, the U.S. official told Reuters, but added Washington was prepared to “surge” economic aid to the incoming government of Xiomara Castro.
(Reporting by Matt Spetalnick in WASHINGTON and Drazen Jorgic in MEXICO CITY; Writing by Drazen Jorgic, Editing by Franklin Paul)
Source: One America News Network
