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Weekly Report - 07 June 2018 (WR-18-22)

HAITI: Moïse shores up Taiwan ties

Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse has paid his first official visit to Taiwan since taking office in February 2017. The visit, which took place from 26 May to 2 June, attracted particular attention coming weeks after neighbouring Dominican Republic announced it was cutting ties with Taiwan in favour of mainland China (the latter reportedly offered US$3.1bn in investment and loans) [WR-18-17]. Reports of Chinese interest in rebuilding Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince are fuelling speculation that the Moïse government could follow suit.

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