Chinas COVID vaccine shoots bad blood in Taiwan-Honduras bond Apple Daily


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Honduras announced on Monday that it would buy coronavirus vaccines from China with the help of its neighbor El Salvador, bringing the alliance between the Central American country and Taiwan to test. Honduras is one of the 15 countries that have maintained an official relationship with Taiwan, despite Beijing’s fierce opposition. The two places celebrated the 80th anniversary of their ties in April, while many others like El Salvador have switched their allegiance to China. “El Salvador will help us break the geopolitical blockade and buy the vaccine from mainland China,” the Honduran health ministry tweeted Monday, adding it has...