Taiwan: Losing Diplomatic Allies

• Kiribati is the seventh country to sever its diplomatic ties with Taiwan since President Tsai Ing-wen came to office in 2016, following Burkina Faso, the Dominican Republic, Sao Tome and Principe, Panama, El Salvador and the Solomon Islands.
• China claims Taiwan as its territory, and says the democratic island has no right to formal ties with any country.
• Taiwan now has formal relations with only 15 countries worldwide.
• India has no official diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

Source : Civil Services Chronicle Online, October, 2019