Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on Kiribati Switching Recognition From Taiwan in Favor of China
September 23, 2019
September 23, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in response to reports that Kiribati is switching recognition from Taiwan in favor of China:
"Kiribati's decision to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of China should deeply trouble every country in the Pacific, as another example of how the Chinese Communist Party is systematically using its economic and military coercion to advance its ag . . .
"Kiribati's decision to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of China should deeply trouble every country in the Pacific, as another example of how the Chinese Communist Party is systematically using its economic and military coercion to advance its ag . . .