Taiwan’s permanent mission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) officially received the notice of withdrawal from the Free Trade Agreement between Taiwan, El Salvador and Honduras by the Honduran permanent mission to the WTO.
The withdrawal decision is based on “the recognition that there is only one China in the world, with Taiwan being an inalienable part of that China and the government of the People’s Republic of China being the sole legitimate government representing all of China,” the statement said. Honduran delegation.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned these statements, considering them a serious violation of Taiwan’s sovereignty and dignity.
“The Ministry reiterates that Taiwan is a sovereign and independent country, and both Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China are not subordinate to each other, this being the reality and the current status quo,” it said in a statement. release the Taiwanese part.
Xi Jinping met with Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State, in Beijing.
Taiwan’s ministry also voiced a strong protest “at the Honduran withdrawal notification, which turns its back on a former ally and sends a disrespectful message to Taiwan’s sovereignty.”
As stipulated in article 18.05 of the Free Trade Agreement, the withdrawal will become effective after 180 days from one of the parties notifying the other in writing, unless a different period is agreed.
Accordingly, the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs will work together with the Ministry of Economic Affairs to initiate the necessary procedures to terminate the Free Trade Agreement.
This situation marks a new turning point in relations between Taiwan and Honduras, after the recent break in diplomatic ties that had lasted for more than 80 years. Honduras chose to establish relations with China, which generated a new scenario of tension between both nations.
He is a student at the Law School of the National University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina. She is a member of the Research Seedbed of said Faculty and of the Study Group on India and Southeast Asia of the National University of Rosario. She also completed the Diploma in Law and Digital State 4.0. She is an intern at SHEN, an Asia business consultant and a writer at ReporteAsia.
