Taiwan’s Dwindling Diplomatic Allies
The day after Taiwan’s elections, the Pacific island nation of Nauru announced it would break ties with Taipei in favor of Beijing. This leaves Taiwan with only 12 formal diplomatic allies in the world. Why did Nauru decide to switch and will other countries follow suit? We #CONNECTED with Yavor A. Kostadinov, assistant professor at Ming Chuan University, to find out what this loss means for Taiwan’s diplomatic relations and what Taiwan can do moving forward.
