Taiwan ally Guatemala considers trade re • Table.Briefings

Departure for Guatemala: Taiwan’s incumbent President Tsai Ying-wen visited her few remaining allies in Central America just last spring.

Guatemala does not want to break off diplomatic relations with Taiwan, but it does want to trade with the People’s Republic. This is likely to be difficult for the Central American country, one of the island nation’s few allies.

Guatemala wishes to establish formal trade relations with China while maintaining its existing relations with Taiwan. „We are going to continue working with Taiwan at the levels we have been doing,“ said Guatemala’s Foreign Minister Carlos Ramiro Martínez. „But the president has pointed out that we cannot ignore the weight and power China represents.“

Taiwan ally Guatemala considers trade relations with China

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