Honduras' China switch puts Taiwan's recognition at risk, US intervenes.

The United States is pressuring Honduras to reconsider its plan to switch diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China, hoping that the lack of a formal agreement yet may leave the door open for a change of heart. Honduran President Xiomara Castro had announced the plan in her presidential campaign in 2021, but her government appeared to walk back the policy in 2022. The US is arguing that many countries which have made the shift have not reaped the economic benefits they were hoping for, while China disputes this, saying that former Taiwan allies have seen "tangible benefits."