Relationship dossier
Honduras
Taiwan
Relationship assessment
Long-standing Honduras–Taiwan ties ended with Honduras’s 2023 diplomatic switch to Beijing
Honduras toward Taiwan
-25Honduras maintained diplomatic relations and cooperative ties with Taiwan for decades, then ended recognition in March 2023 and shifted diplomatic relations to the People’s Republic of China.
Taiwan toward Honduras
+20Taiwan maintained diplomatic relations and cooperative ties with Honduras for decades. After Honduras ended recognition in March 2023, Taiwan terminated diplomatic relations with Honduras.
Overall relationship
-5The relationship combined decades of diplomatic and cooperative ties with a decisive rupture when Honduras shifted recognition to the People’s Republic of China in 2023. That break, rather than the earlier partnership alone, is the defining feature of the bilateral relationship.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Honduras maintained diplomatic relations and cooperative ties with Taiwan for decades, but in March 2023 its government ended recognition of Taiwan and shifted diplomatic relations to the People’s Republic of China. Taiwan then terminated diplomatic relations with Honduras. The long period of cooperation is a significant feature of the relationship, while the recent rupture defines its current trajectory.
Areas of tension
- Honduras’s 2023 decision to end diplomatic recognition of Taiwan and establish relations with the People’s Republic of China
Key developments
Honduras ended diplomatic relations with Taiwan and established diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China.
Taiwan terminated diplomatic relations with Honduras following Honduras’s recognition switch.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of practical cooperation between Honduras and Taiwan after the diplomatic break is unclear.
- The scale and status of bilateral assistance and other cooperative programs before the break are unclear.