11.   Niger had switched its recognition back to Beijing four years later.

12.   On Sunday, the Bahamas announced it was switching recognition to the communist government in Beijing, prompting Taiwan to sever relations with the Caribbean state.

13.   Partly to keep its own Hong Kong consulate open, the Bahamas has already switched diplomatic recognition to China.

14.   South Africa, the most important and biggest among them, plans to switch recognition to Beijing by December.

15.   Siew last visited Tonga in August, but the South Pacific country switched diplomatic recognition to Beijing three months later.

16.   South Africa and Taiwan failed Saturday to come up with a new framework for ties after Pretoria switches diplomatic recognition to China by the end of the year.

17.   Sodano told reporters earlier this month that the Vatican would switch recognition to Beijing immediately if China agreed to that condition.

18.   The Bahamas switched recognition to China in May, reportedly in part out of concern over a commercial port project financed by a Beijing-linked tycoon.

19.   The South Pacific nation switched diplomatic recognition last week from Beijing to rival Taiwan.

20.   The United States is obligated to make sure Taiwan can defend itself under a law passed after Washington switched recognition from Taipei to Beijing.