Uganda, March 5 -- China is in worst form. Soon after the declaration of president's elections in Taiwan, it has stepped up efforts to isolate Taiwan.

Irritated by Taiwan's election which returned the incumbent Democratic Progressive party, a pro-sovereignty administration that Beijing had hoped to see ousted, China stepped up efforts to isolate Taiwan from its allies. It had succeeded in convincing nine of Taiwan's diplomatic allies to dump Taiwan for China. Nauru was the last country to have switched its loyalty towards China. Prior to that was Honduras which severed ties with Taiwan in April last year, ending 82 years of mutual diplomatic recognition.

China has identified Palau which has close relations with Taiwan. However, it has u...