Taiwan’s dwindling diplomatic ties Taiwan, under pressure from China not to engage with the rest of the world, has formal diplomatic relations with only 13 countries since Honduras severed ties in favour of China STATES WITH DIPLOMATIC TIES TO TAIWAN Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen: Determined not to allow China to isolate island on world stage Vatican City Eswatini* TAIWAN Palau Marshall Islands Nauru Tuvalu Haiti Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Belize Guatemala Paraguay *Formerly Swaziland (renamed 2018) Source: Reuters Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS