The U.S. Congress has once again passed legislation supporting official engagement between the Republic of China (ROC) and the United States. Honduras has undergone a change of government, with the incoming president signalling a possible restoration of diplomatic ties with Taipei. Panama, meanwhile, has announced the immediate revocation of Hutchison Whampoa's concession to operate terminals at the Panama Canal. Taken together, these developments evoke the ebb and flow of cross-strait diplomatic rivalry across Latin America — ground that Taipei appears, for now, to be gaining.
