Paraguay is the last remaining South American nation to recognise Taiwan over Beijing. Read more at straitstimes.com.
and his schedule has been packed with meetings and stops, including at a bubble tea shop with the island’s President Tsai Ing-wen.
“There are solid foundations and concrete facts that support why it makes more sense to have a relationship with Taiwan than with mainland China,” he said. “But for a country like Paraguay – small and a very open economy – we need to diversify our markets,” he said. Panama, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Honduras have all switched diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China in recent years.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Thailand's next PM: If not Pita, then who?BANGKOK: The Thai parliament's rejection of reformist democrat Pita Limjaroenrat's bid for prime minister has sparked a flurry of behind-the-scenes jostling ahead of a fresh vote by lawmakers to elect the country's leader next week. Pita's Move Forward Party (MFP) won the most seats in the May elections bu
Read more »
Wang tells Blinken to 'work with China' on improving US tiesBEIJING: Beijing's top diplomat Wang Yi has urged Washington to 'work with China' to improve ties during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday (Jul 14).
Read more »
Wang tells Blinken to 'work with China' on improving US tiesBEIJING — Beijing's top diplomat Wang Yi has urged Washington to 'work with China' to improve ties during a meeting with United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday (July 14).
Read more »
China's top diplomat Wang Yi urges stable ties with India as military tensions simmerIndia and China share a 3,800km frontier, and fought a brief but bloody war over it in 1962. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Southeast Asian countries expect the US and China to responsibly manage their relationship, says BlinkenThe wide-ranging interview with CNA also touched on US engagement with Southeast Asia, tensions in the South China Sea, as well as the worsening Myanmar crisis.
Read more »