June 9, 2023

President of the Republic of Honduras Iris Xiomara Castro Sarmiento kicked off her first visit to China on Friday. The visit came just less than three months after the two countries established diplomatic ties following Honduras' decision to sever the so-called "diplomatic relations" with China's Taiwan region and came soon after the opening of China's Embassy in Honduras. 

This rapid improvement of bilateral ties indicates the two sides' sincerity and strong willingness for deeper cooperation and Castro's first visit to China marked a new chapter in ties, experts said, noting that this is greatly important to regional and global development and stability despite the US uses the Taiwan card to contain China and instigate regional tensions and recklessly promotes decoupling from China. 

Castro arrived in Shanghai on Friday morning, starting her China visit which will run until June 14 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

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