Taiwan's foreign ministry indicated that it had no doubt that Beijing had orchestrated the Pacific island's shift, stating that China has been actively courting Nauru's political leaders for a long time, and using economic inducements to bring about a change of direction in the country's diplomacy.
Nauru is the latest small nations to abruptly break relations with Taiwan, joining such countries as Honduras and Nicaragua in switching diplomatic allegiance to China. And it is one of a growing number of Pacific island nations that China has aggressively courted in its bid to dominate the region.
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