Government officials in Honduras said President Donald Trump’s actions this week to seal the southern border, deport illegal immigrants, and slash funding for foreign aid could lead the Central American nation to cozy up to China.

Honduras Foreign Minister Enrique Reina on Wednesday said that although the U.S. provides his country with important help, his nation had increasingly been approaching other countries, including China, The New York Times reported Friday.

Honduras’ reaction is unlike other Central American nations that have been distancing themselves from China to reassure Trump.

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