Accepting one-China principle the only way out for Tsai

West African nation Burkina Faso's resumption of diplomatic relations with China on Saturday is anything but a surprise.

Admitting that there is only one China and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China is non-negotiable if any country wants to develop diplomatic ties with China.

What Taiwan's secessionists feel about the island's declining number of "diplomatic allies" and what the island's leader Tsai Ing-wen says about it makes no difference. There is nothing her administration can do to turn the tide.