Taiwan Stresses Central America Ties

"); jQuery("#212 h3").html("

Related News Programmes

"); });

2018-04-10 HKT 21:34

Share this story

facebook

  • Nicaraguan students wave Taiwanese flags to welcome the three warships at Corinto port. Photo: AFP

    Nicaraguan students wave Taiwanese flags to welcome the three warships at Corinto port. Photo: AFP

A Taiwanese navy flotilla has docked in Nicaragua in a high-profile visit highlighting ties with Central America and the Caribbean that are shrinking as Beijing presses countries in the region to drop diplomatic relations.

The three vessels -- described as being on a training mission -- powered into Corinto, a port town on Nicaragua's Pacific coast, in a visit "to strengthen the ties of friendship," Nicaraguan officials and Taiwanese diplomats said.

Some of the 800 crew members who disembarked put on a Taekwondo martial arts display after an inspection by Nicaraguan military brass.

The warships will stay in port for three days, with the crew of officers, sailors and cadets participating with the Nicaraguan military in joint training activities.

After Nicaragua, the ships will sail to Marshall Islands, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic.

Half the countries with which Taiwan has bilateral diplomatic relations are in Latin America and the Caribbean. (AFP)

RECENT NEWS

Tycoon Sits China's University Exams For 27th Time

Among the millions of fresh-faced high schoolers sitting the nation's dreaded "gaokao" college entrance exam on Wednesda... Read more

China's First Home-grown Large Cruise Liner Undocks

The first large cruise liner developed by China completed its undocking in Shanghai on Tuesday, marking its complete tra... Read more

Chinese, US Diplomats Hold 'frank' Talks In Beijing

Meetings between senior mainland and US officials in China this week struck an upbeat chord, with both sides agreeing to... Read more

China's Cruise Industry Set To Make Waves Again

China's cruise industry, suspended for more than three years due to the pandemic, is expected to resume operations in th... Read more

Toll From Deadly Landslide Rises To 19

All 19 people caught in a landslide in Sichuan province on Sunday have been confirmed dead, state media reported, announ... Read more

'Nato-like Alliance Disastrous For Asia-Pacific'

Defence Minister Li Shangfu on Sunday told the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore that any moves to establ... Read more