🌎🇹🇼🇨🇳 Central America parliament expels Taiwan, makes China permanent observer

The Central American Parliament on Monday voted to expel Taiwan after more than two decades as a permanent observer and replace it with China.

The six-nation parliament, known as Parlacen, met in the Nicaraguan capital Managua where local legislators proposed adding China. Taiwan's foreign ministry said it had decided to withdraw from Parlacen immediately in the interests of upholding "national dignity."

In a statement, Parlacen cited the United Nations' 1971 expulsion of Taiwan in favor of China, saying this deemed Taiwan to be a "province of mainland China, which disqualifies it from participating as an independent country".

Guatemala is the only Parlacen member that still recognizes Taiwan.

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🇲🇽🇬🇹 Around 100,000 migrants stranded on Mexico’s southern border

NGOs estimate that between 90,000 and 100,000 migrants are stranded in Tapachula, Mexico’s border with Guatemala.

The region has been overwhelmed by increased migratory flows since the expiration in May of Title 42 in the United States.

The exodus is also visible in Central America. Last week, Doctors Without Borders warned of a historic number. More than 18,300 migrants passed through the municipality of Danlí, one of Honduras’ border checkpoints with Nicaragua.

Hoteliers in Tapachula, one of the most affected sectors, pointed out that the migrants don’t only come from Central America but also from distant countries in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

The arrival of thousands of migrants in Tapachula has left people sleeping and living in the streets because hotels, rented houses, and neighborhoods cannot accommodate them.

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