No Scaling the Wall in Hubei
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Xinhua Signs MoU with Honduras Strategic Planning Secretariat
On March 28, 2023, China’s official Xinhua News Agency signed a cooperation agreement in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, with the country’s Strategic Planning Secretariat (Secretaría de Planificación Estratégica), which oversaw government media functions under President Xiomara Castro. According to Xinhua, the two sides reached a “broad consensus” on media collaboration, with the agreement covering the exchange of Spanish-language converged media news products as well as technical and personnel exchanges. The signing came just two days after China and Honduras established diplomatic relations on March 26, when Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang (秦剛) and Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Reina signed a joint communiqué in Beijing. The day prior, on March 27, Xinhua’s bureau was officially inaugurated with Honduran government approval. In March 2023, Honduras ended its 82-year diplomatic relationship with Taiwan in favor of the People’s Republic of China, pivoting toward Beijing to secure more infrastructure funding and economic investment.
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