Dominican Republic Establishes China Ties in Taiwan Blow

Wang Yi and Dominican Republic Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas in Beijing on May 1.Photographer: Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
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The Dominican Republic established diplomatic relations with China, in a new blow to Taiwan as Beijing seeks to isolate the self-governed island.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi signed the joint communique with his Dominican counterpart to establish ties at ambassadorial level in Beijing on Tuesday morning, China’s Central Television said in a Weibo post. Taiwan cut its relations with the Caribbean nation.