Guyana calls off plan for Taiwan ties after Beijing criticizes 'mistake'
Guyana, which has traditionally had close ties with China, abruptly terminated an agreement with Taiwan to open an office in the South American country, hours after China urged Georgetown to “correct their mistake”.
“The government has not established any diplomatic ties or relations with Taiwan, and as a result of the miscommunication of the agreement signed, this agreement has since been terminated,” Guyana’s statement read.
The US worries about deepening Chinese influence in Latin America. Guyana, a former British colony, recently begun developing offshore oil reserves and is strategically located next to strife-torn Venezuela, a major Chinese ally with which Guyana has a territorial dispute.
Taiwan only has formal diplomatic relations with 14 countries, including four Caribbean nations.
Source: Guardian #Feb04
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Guyana, which has traditionally had close ties with China, abruptly terminated an agreement with Taiwan to open an office in the South American country, hours after China urged Georgetown to “correct their mistake”.
“The government has not established any diplomatic ties or relations with Taiwan, and as a result of the miscommunication of the agreement signed, this agreement has since been terminated,” Guyana’s statement read.
The US worries about deepening Chinese influence in Latin America. Guyana, a former British colony, recently begun developing offshore oil reserves and is strategically located next to strife-torn Venezuela, a major Chinese ally with which Guyana has a territorial dispute.
Taiwan only has formal diplomatic relations with 14 countries, including four Caribbean nations.
Source: Guardian #Feb04
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/04/guyana-taiwan-office-agreement-beijing-criticism?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#GuyanaTaiwan #GuyanaChina #ChinaLatinAmerica #TaiwanDiplpmaticRelations
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Guyana calls off plan for Taiwan ties after Beijing criticizes 'mistake'
Foreign ministry said it terminated agreement with Taiwan to open office after Beijing urged country to ‘correct their mistake’