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Somaliland minister hails 'milestone' visit to Taiwan
Taiwan's push to grow its presence on the world stage as China poaches its diplomatic allies saw Taipei roll out the red carpet on Wednesday to a new friend in a similar position -- Somaliland.
Taiwan and Somaliland are both thriving, self-run democracies that remain mostly unrecognised by the wider world.
Finding common ground in their peculiar and isolated international status, the two have forged strong ties since swapping de facto embassies in 2020 -- moves that sparked anger from both China and Somalia.
On Wednesday Somaliland foreign minister Essa Kayd Mohamoud described ties with Taiwan as "a special and historical relationship between two champions of democracies in Africa and Asia" during his government's first cabinet-level visit.
"This historic visit marks an important milestone in the strong and cordial relationship between our two countries," he said while meeting Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen.
"All coercive or threatening measures to deny such collaboration between international partners... do little to promote the peace and security that the region and the world require."
Somaliland declared independence from Somalia during the 1991 civil war.
Although the move has remained unrecognised by the international community, the territory has thrived as a comparative beacon of stability.
Somalia blasted the swapping of offices between Taiwan and Somaliland as a "reckless attempt" to infringe on its sovereignty, while Beijing accused Taipei of separatism and "acting with desperation."
China views Taiwan as its own territory and has vowed to one day re-seize it, by force if needed.
Beijing's sabre-rattling towards Taiwan has increased markedly under President Xi Jinping.
The two sides have for decades been engaged in a diplomatic tug-of-war trying to woo the other's allies with financial and other incentives.
Only 14 countries now diplomatically recognise Taiwan over China, after Nicaragua became the latest to switch sides in December.
However some nations maintain embassy equivalent trade offices in Taipei, and Taiwan has been increasingly embraced on the world stage by many western powers in response to Beijing's more hostile rhetoric.
T.Ward--AMWN