March 18, 2016

"China and Gambia resumed diplomatic relations on Thursday. This rapprochement has raised quite a stir in Taiwan. A western African country with little territory and small population, it used to be one of the few countries that had kept diplomatic ties with Taiwan. Gambia broke off the relationship in 2013, and tried to embrace Beijing.

The Chinese mainland didn't give a positive response to Gambia's proposal, because there is an undocumented consensus on a 'diplomatic truce' between the mainland and Taiwan. The mainland has no intention to embarrass the Ma Ying-jeou administration by re-establishing a relationship with Gambia."

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