China opens embassy after Burkina Faso severs ties with Taiwan

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – China opened an embbady in Burkina Faso on Thursday, two months after the poor, landlocked West African country cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan.

The move to sever relations with Taiwan in May The government (of China) attaches great importance to this relationship and seeks to be a privileged partner for the development of Burkina Faso, "Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua (19659004) China has launched its bid to determine the status of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen from pushing for the island's formal independence.

It is also Africa's largest trade partner, with mbadive investments in mining, construction and banking. When Burkina Faso decided to fall into line with the anti-Taiwan policy, its foreign ministry said it had been "pushed" into it by the country's "socio-economic challenges."

(Reporting by Thiam Niaga; Writing by Tim Cocks Editing by Robin Pomeroy)