China formally restores diplomatic relations with Nauru

China and Nauru formally restored diplomatic relations Wednesday after the tiny Pacific island nation cut its ties with Taiwan earlier this month, in a further move by Beijing to isolate Taipei’s democratic government.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Nauru’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Lionel Aingimea at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, and Wang said the resumption of ties “once again demonstrates to the world that adherence to the one-China principle is an irresistible historical trend.”
Aingimea said Nauru recognized that Taiwan is part of China, despite the fact that the People’s Republic of China has never governed the island and that Taiwan’s 23 million people overwhelmingly reject Beijing’s claims to sovereignty over them.