Paraguay-Taiwan-China Relations
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Paraguay's foreign minister stated the country is open to trading with China if diplomatic ties with Taiwan remain intact. This comes as Taiwan urges ships to ignore Chinese boarding requests amid rising maritime tensions.
Taiwan urges its ships to ignore Chinese coast guard boarding requests
Taiwan has told its vessels not to comply with possible boarding and inspection requests from China’s coast guard, as maritime activity by Beijing increases east of the island. Hsieh Ching-chin, deputy head of Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration, said the government had instructed Taiwanese ships to notify the island’s coast guard immediately, move toward its patrol vessels and refuse Chinese coas…
Paraguay Open to China Trade If Taiwan Ties Intact, Says Minister; Taiwan Affirms Strong Bonds
Paraguay's Foreign Minister Ruben Ramirez Lezcano indicated that the nation is open to engaging in trade with China, with the crucial condition that its diplomatic relationship with Taiwan remains unc…
Xi stresses party purity, Taiwan reunification as historic task
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday stressed the importance of maintaining the ruling Communist Party's purity and declared the "complete reunification" of Taiwan a historic mission during the p…
Paraguay willing to trade with China if Taiwan ties remain intact
Paraguay is open to establishing trade relations with China, as long as it does not require severing diplomatic ties with Taiwan, according to the country's Foreign Minister. This statement comes as P…