Kiribati has become the second nation in a week to drop Taiwan as a diplomatic ally and move toward Beijing, Taipei’s Foreign Ministry announced Friday.

Foreign Minister Joseph Wu announced the change at a press conference, saying that in response Taipei would cut diplomatic ties with Kiribati.

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