Could more Central American countries follow Panama in ditching Taiwan?

Panama's diplomatic abandonment of Taiwan to start ties with China could ripple through other countries in Central America and the Caribbean that still support Taipei, experts say, reflecting Beijing's growing economic might. "I think Dominican Republic and Nicaragua will soon follow," Mexico's former ambassador to China, Jorge Guajardo, tweeted soon after the joint Panama-China statement. Up to 2007 all Central American countries officially recognized Taiwan as the legitimate government of China.