Paraguay rejects Chinese envoys because of Taiwan prints

Paraguay rejects Chinese envoys because of Taiwan prints

asunción, Paraguay - Paraguay showed a Chinese envoy on Thursday because he supposedly intervened in the country's internal affairs and has pushed the South American nation to stop the long -term friendship with Taiwan. The Chinese diplomat received 24 hours to leave the country.

visa withdrawal and diplomatic tensions

In a narrow explanation, the Foreign Ministry of Paraguay said that it had the visa of Xu Wei, a high -ranking Chinese envoy for Latin America, which in Paraguay for a annual UNESCO meeting Affairs “declared no longer welcome. Xu appeared the day before the UNESCO meeting in the Congress of the capital Asunción and caused excitement when he asked Paraguay to distance himself from Taiwan, the self-managed democratic island with 23 million people who claims China as a own territory.

Paraguay's support for Taiwan

Paraguay is the only nation in South America and one of only 12 countries worldwide that Taiwan recognize as an independent country. The Paraguayische Taiwan maintained , while Beijing strengthens his lobbying to foreign partners to stop recognition of the island.

China's influence in Latin America

In recent years, Four countries in Latin America - Honduras, Panama, the Dominican Republic and El Salvador - broken off diplomatic relationships with Taiwan and turned to Beijing. China's one-China principle forces countries to choose between full-fledged diplomatic relationships with China or Taiwan.

economic incentives for Paraguay

In the futuristic congress building in Asunción, which was built with the support of Taiwan, XU emphasized Beijings, building relationships with Paraguay, and explained that the initiative was at the Paraguayan officials. "It's either China or Taiwan," he said. "I recommend that the Paraguays government make a correct decision as soon as possible."

trade possibilities and challenges

xu made the view of expanded trade in Beijing and "thousands of other advantages". Some members of the Paraguayan Congress argue that the nation could benefit from a diplomatic change in the long term, especially under the background of the difficulties of farmers, soybeans and beef to China.

China's trade relationships with South America

The trade of Chinas with South America grew exponentially in recent years and reached almost $ 500 billion by 2023, as data from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean show.

reaction of the Taiwanese message

On Wednesday, the Taiwanese embassy in Paraguay China attacked the social media platform X and described XU as "Infiltrator", which "undermined the festive friendship between Paraguay and Taiwan", which goes back to 1957.

For comments, CNN contacted the Chinese message in the USA and the UN representation.