Taiwan tensionsTsai races against diplomatic domino effect in Latin America
Taiwan moves to shore up Belize, Guatemala ties after Honduras sides with China
Belize Prime Minister John Briceno and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen sign a technical cooperation agreement during Tsai's visit on April 3. (Handout photo from the Office of Belize's Prime Minister via Reuters)
HIDEAKI RYUGEN and KOSUME SHIMIZU, Nikkei staff writers
TAIPEI/MEXICO CITY -- President Tsai Ing-wen sought to hang on to Taiwan's dwindling ranks of supporters with her first visit to Latin America and the Caribbean in four years, as Beijing makes inroads in a region that was historically friendly to Taipei.