Óscar Arias

...of Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias. The Arias government severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 2007 and signed the agreement for the JV during the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao in 2008. The decision by the Comptroller...

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...establish ties with rival Beijing, saying his country could no longer ignore China's growing power in the world. Doctors ordered Arias last year to stop talking for a month due to a vocal chord ailment. He communicated by writing and typing.

In this article: H1N1, Manuel Zelaya, Nobel Prize, Asthma, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Taiwan

...guerrilla conflicts. He first served as president from 1986-90 and was re-elected in 2006 on a promise to end corruption and take the small country into a Central American free trade pact with the United States. Arias broke Costa Rica's...

In this article: H1N1, Manuel Zelaya, Nobel Prize, Asthma, UN World Health Organisation, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Taiwan

...what it was. Costa Rican President Oscar Arias acknowledged that the decision to go with Beijing was related to Costa Rica's desire to bolster its economy, and he criticized Taiwan for giving "insufficient" aid to its allies. "I was always...

In this article: Taiwan, China, Costa Rica, Panama, Jiang Yu, Latin America, and World Health Organization

..."thinking of all the Costa Ricans" Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias has announced that his country has broken diplomatic ties with Taiwan after 60 years and formed relations with China. Mr Arias said Costa Rica needed to develop...

In this article: Taiwan, Costa Rica, China, Beijing, BBC News, Nicaragua, and Panama