'We are real friends': Honduran president says in Taiwan visit amid China tension


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TAIPEI, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Honduras' outgoing president said on Saturday he hoped his country would continue its friendship with Taiwan, as Taipei seeks to maintain relations with the Central American country amid a diplomatic tug-of-war with Beijing. Honduras is one of just 15 countries that maintain formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, which China claims as its territory with no right to state-to-state relations. Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez's party faces a tough challenge in a November 28 election to retain the presidency as a candidate backed by main opposition parties is leading in opinion polls. If elected, Xiomara Castro...