clipped from: www.tcsdaily.com   
In June, Costa Rica ended nearly sixty years of diplomatic relations with Taiwan in order to establish diplomatic relations with China.

Announcing the diplomatic switch, Costa Rican president Oscar Arias cited a desire to strengthen commercial ties and "attract investment" from China. Arias then thanked Taiwan for its "solidarity and co-operation" over the last sixty years, noting that Taiwan has been "very generous."

But the next day, Arias denounced Taiwan for being "stingy." Sounding as though he had taken emergency talking points from Beijing
China insists that the price of trade relations is the severance of diplomatic relations with independent Taiwan.
Whatever the historical realities, Chinese and Latin tyrants find common ground in political realities.
China is a ready friend for anti-American thugs, and not just Chavez.
As reported in the Washington Times, China is supplying arms to the Taliban and to terrorists in Iraq