Honduras President Xiomara Castro to visit China soon

The Honduras President Xiomara Castro will be traveling to China soon after a former Taiwan ally changed diplomatic camp to side with Xi Jinping.

What Happened: The Honduran foreign ministry tweeted on Wednesday, announcing Castro's potential visit to Beijing, without giving an exact date for the trip.

President Xiomara Castro will visit the People's Republic of China in the near future for an official visit, with a view to signing auspicious agreements between the two countries, the ministry said.

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Honduras decided to cut ties with Taiwan last week and isolate Taipei on the world stage. In a tweet, the Honduran leader said she had instructed her foreign minister to establish official relations with China.

Following Castro's decision, the U.S. and Taiwan issued a number of warnings to Honduras but Tegucigalpa sent its top diplomat to Beijing, ignoring all those warnings. Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina, who recently visited China, argued that the diplomatic switch was motivated by economic interests rather than ideology.

Earlier this week, Honduran Deputy Foreign Minister Antonio Garcia asked Taiwan to vacate its embassy within 30 days. Garcia said a month is more than enough time to pack up and leave, as she announced that the Central American nation was expecting $10 billion investment in his country, a boon for local workers.

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