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Montevideo, December 21st 2024 - 15:50 UTC

Tag: Taiwan

  • Saturday, December 7th 2024 - 10:56 UTC

    Chinese diplomat faces imminent expulsion from Paraguay

    Xu Wei is accused of meddling with the South American country's internal affairs while in Asunción for UNESCO talks

    The Government of Paraguay insisted Friday that it would proceed to the expulsion of Chinese diplomat Xu Wei from the country should he fail to leave by Saturday after his visa was revoked. Migrations Director Jorge Kronawetter explained that after the measure Xu lost his right to enter or stay in the country and has 24 hours to leave.

  • Wednesday, May 15th 2024 - 16:39 UTC

    Paraguayan President off on US, Taiwan tour

    Peña was criticized for bringing along his son

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña left Tuesday for the United States to participate in a series of engagements regarding security and technology until May 17 when he will go to Taiwan. Peña took heavy criticism for bringing along his son Gonzalo Peña. The head of state said he would cover his son's expenses with his own money but is yet to show concrete evidence thereof.

  • Wednesday, May 1st 2024 - 23:50 UTC

    Mondino assured of China's support for Argentina's stance regarding Malvinas/Falkland issue

    Beyond China's old support regarding the Malvinas/Falklands controversy, Mondino's trip seems to have yielded almost no results

    Although Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino had the near-impossible task of putting her country on good terms with China despite President Javier Milei's disparaging campaign comments, some common ground was reached this week as the South American diplomat reaffirmed the one-China principle and Beijing backed Argentina's claim to the Falkland/Malvinas Islands.

  • Saturday, January 20th 2024 - 11:06 UTC

    Brazil assures Beijing of its adherence to the “Once China Principle”

    Vieira said that the “dynamism of Sino-Brazilian relations is also an expression of a new world in the making”after his second day of talks with Wang Yi

    Brazil's government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ratified the South American country's “unequivocal” adherence to the “One China Principle” regarding Taiwan, which Beijing regards as a rogue province. The message was conveyed Friday in Brasilia to Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

  • Thursday, May 25th 2023 - 10:17 UTC

    Taiwan disburses third donation to Paraguayan hospitals

    Taiwan is a strategic ally in matters of cooperation seeking the welfare and progress of both peoples, Borba explained

    Taiwanese authorities announced Wednesday in Asuncion a US$ 4,800,000 disbursement of a monetary donation to Paraguay's Health Ministry to be allocated to the Trauma Hospital, the Itauguá Hospital, and the Pediatric Children's Hospital of Acosta Ñu. It was the third installment of a US$ 14,992,733 donation from the Asian island for the “improvement of the Quality of Care of the Establishments of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare,” according to a statement from the Paraguayan Ministry.

  • Monday, April 17th 2023 - 22:58 UTC

    G7 foreign ministers working for consensus on a possible escalation of China/Taiwan conflict

    Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said they ought “demonstrate to the world the G7's strong determination” to defend the “international order based on the rule of law.”

    China became a controversial topic in discussions on Monday as the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) major economies gathered in Japan for a second day of talks, with the European Union divided as to how react to a Taiwan major conflict.

  • Wednesday, April 12th 2023 - 11:10 UTC

    British solo sailor successfully rescued by Taiwanese jigger 900 miles from the Falklands

    The Taiwan-flagged fishing vessel ZI DA WANG safely rescued British solo sailor Ian Herbert-Jones from his dismasted Tradewind 35 Puffin in the South Atlantic

    British solo sailor Ian Herbert-Jones has been successfully rescued by a Taiwanese fishing vessel after being rolled, dismasted, and injured in a major storm in the South Atlantic, reports the Yachting Monthly.

  • Monday, April 10th 2023 - 10:20 UTC

    Russia says China has the right to respond to “provocations” with military exercises

    “In a very short period of time, we have witnessed many actions that were provocative towards the People's Republic of China,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

    Russia today considered that China has the right to respond with military maneuvers to the “provocations” taking place around Taiwan, exercises that Beijing successfully completed on Monday.

  • Thursday, February 16th 2023 - 10:50 UTC

    First shipment of Paraguayan pork lands in Taiwan

    Taiwanese consumers pay more than other Asian buyers for Paraguayan pork

    Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez headed a delegation from the South American country visiting Taiwan to celebrate the arrival of the first pork shipment to that Asian market. Marking the occasion a ceremony was held in Taipei on Wednesday during which attendees could taste the new product as local businessmen pledged to increase imports shortly.

  • Thursday, November 17th 2022 - 10:34 UTC

    Chile pressured to take sides in USA-China feud

    “I hope to bring good news to our country, both in terms of investment, reactivation of the economy, as well as cultural exchange and strengthening of democracy,” Boric said.

    Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font said Thursday in Bangkok, Thailand, that his administration had been pressured “to say which side we are on” in the escalating tension between China and the United States which is focused mainly on the issue of Taiwan.

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