Fresh Blow For Taipei As Burkina Faso Cuts Ties

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  Burkina Faso is severing its diplomatic ties with Taipei, just weeks after the Dominican Republic did the same. Image: Shutterstock

Taiwanese media said on Thursday that Burkina Faso is breaking diplomatic ties with Taipei, in the latest blow to the island that Beijing has been trying to isolate on the global stage.

The official Central News Agency reported that the West African nation's move means the Republic of China is recognised as a sovereign nation by only 18 mainly small, developing countries.

Earlier this month, the Dominican Republic established diplomatic relations with Beijing and severed ties with Taipei.

The news agency said the island's foreign minister would hold a briefing on the matter.

Beijing has been seeking to increase pressure on Taiwan's independence-leaning President Tsai Ing-wen.

Tsai's ruling Democratic Progressive Party says it wants stable relations with the mainland, but hasn't followed Tsai's predecessor, Ma Ying-jeou, in endorsing the "one China" principle. (AP)