Weekly Report - 07 June 2018 (WR-18-22)

Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse has paid his first official visit to Taiwan since taking office in February 2017. The visit, which took place from 26 May to 2 June, attracted particular attention coming weeks after neighbouring Dominican Republic announced it was cutting ties with Taiwan in favour of mainland China (the latter reportedly offered US$3.1bn in investment and loans) [WR-18-17]. Reports of Chinese interest in rebuilding Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince are fuelling speculation that the Moïse government could follow suit.