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China
Welcomes Ties with Costa Rica
China
said Thursday it welcomed the establishment of
ties with Costa Rica and urged other allies of
Taiwan in Latin America to end their
relationships with the island.
Since splitting amid civil war in 1949, Taiwan
and China have fought to win the diplomatic
allegiance of countries around the world. China
refuses to have diplomatic ties with nations
that recognize Taiwan, which Beijing regards as
a renegade province it plans to eventually unify
with the mainland.
"The establishment of diplomatic ties is in the
interest of the two countries and people. It has
paved the way for friendly and beneficial
cooperation between the two sides," Chinese
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said at a
regular news conference.
Central America has been a bulwark of support
for Taiwan, which is recognized by only 24
states. It has expressed fears that if Costa
Rica were to shift its recognition to Beijing,
other nations such as Nicaragua and Panama would
soon follow suit.
"We hope the relevant countries can follow the
trend of the times and make the right choice,"
Yu said.
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