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Caribbean & Central America - January 2005
GRENADA: Opposition criticises China move
On 20 January Grenada officially established ties with China, although it was seven days more before it announced that it had "severed official
relations with Taiwan". The move to cut ties with Taiwan, which were established in 1985, had been on the cards for some time, but it is clear that the damage caused by Hurricane Ivan was the immediate catalyst.
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