Xi Jinping to Honduras President on First Visit to China: "Bilateral Ties Bring Long-Term Benefits"

Chinese President Xi Jinping held a summit meeting with Honduran President Xiomara Castro in Beijing on the 12th and said, "The establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Honduras is beneficial in the long term."

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Foreign media, citing China's state-run China Central Television (CCTV), reported that President Xi said during the meeting with President Castro, "China will steadfastly develop bilateral relations and firmly support Honduras' economic and social development."

Honduras, with a population of about 10 million, severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan, with which it had maintained relations for 82 years, and established diplomatic relations with China in March by accepting the "One China" principle.

The "One China" principle refers to China's policy of not recognizing Taiwan as an official country. Subsequently, Honduras opened its embassy in Beijing on the 11th. As China continues its "Taiwan isolation" campaign, the number of Taiwan's diplomatic allies has decreased to 13.

President Castro is the first Honduran president to make a state visit to China. Arriving through Shanghai on the 9th, she visited the New Development Bank (NDB), established by BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), to request membership and also visited Huawei's Shanghai research institute.

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