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Nauru cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan after Lai election win

Pacific island's move leaves Taipei with just 12 formal allies

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The tiny Micronesian island of Nauru has switched diplomatic allegiance from Taipei to Beijing. © Getty Images

LAULY LI and CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei staff writers
January 15, 2024 16:46 JST

TAIPEI -- Nauru, a tiny Micronesian island nation, on Monday severed ties with Taiwan, switching its political allegiance to China.

The move came two days after Lai Ching-te of the ruling China-skeptic Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won Taiwan's presidential election, and leaves Taipei with just 12 formal diplomatic allies.

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