Tuesday, April 25, 2023

President Giammattei's two precedents in Taiwan, Paraguay's election matters in crisis

Research, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

News on Taiwan, Guatemala, Paraguay, Honduras, CCP, U.S.

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The friendship between Guatemala and Taiwan is as firm as a rock. President of Guatemala: Long live Taiwan! Long live freedom and democracy!
  
Reporter : Xie Junlin / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4280988 / Image :  The President of the Republic of Guatemala, Alejandro Eduardo Giammattei Falla, came to the Legislative Yuan to receive the first-class Congressional Medal of Honor and gave a speech at the venue. (Photo by reporter Wang Yisong)
瓜地馬拉共和國總統賈麥岱蒞臨立法院受贈一等國會榮譽獎章及議場演講。(記者王藝菘攝)


After 13 years, the head of state once again gave a speech at the Legislative Yuan! President of the Republic of Guatemala Alejandro Eduardo Giammattei Falla (also Alejandro Giammattei, simply Giammattei) delivered a speech in the morning, emphasizing the rock-solid friendship between Guatemala and the Republic of China. and territorial integrity. He emphasized unity in support of a country that has long been threatened across the Taiwan Strait."

At around 10.10 am, Giammattei’s car entered the courtyard from Gangshao, Qingdao East Road, the Legislative Yuan, and drove along the corridor to the square in front of the conference hall. Accompanied by You Si-kun and others, they entered the venue and delivered a speech at the venue.

Since today happened to be You Si-kun's birthday, Giammattei firstly congratulated Dean You before his speech. He said that when he visited Taiwan as president-elect in October 2019, he made it clear that Guatemala and Taiwan would become long-term cooperative partners in fact."

Giammattei pointed out that according to document records, the diplomatic relations between the two countries began in 1909. Since then, the relationship between the two parties has continued to deepen. After the Republic of China established a consulate general in Guatemala in 1933, bilateral cooperation began. Then, the two sides established embassies in each other in 1960. "As a long-term strategic partner, please allow me to emphasize again that there is no stronger friendship in the world than that between old friends."

"Only with unity can we respond to today's era of political turmoil, economic crisis, catastrophic climate effects, and threats to global peace and stability." Giammattei said: "I would like to appeal to the international community and the free world, we should commit ourselves to demanding justice for China. Respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of China (Taiwan). We need to unite and support this country. Support this country that has long been threatened by the opposite side of the Taiwan Strait.”

Giammattei said that Guatemala is a country that advocates peace. “Therefore, I call for an immediate end to the clarion calls of war. I call for an end to hostilities and wars in this region, and in other parts of the world, where people live in fear and insecurity because of armed conflict, which is a problem of authoritarianism, ambition and the result of refusing to resolve differences through dialogue. This is not the way to resolve problems.”

"Didn't we learn from history? Did we forget? At what point did we lose our minds?" Giammattei said, "Today, I am very proud to reiterate that Guatemala stands on the unwavering position as Central America's only ally of the Republic of China Taiwan."

Giammattei  emphasized that Guatemala maintains its consistent position and supports the recognition of the Republic of China Taiwan as an independent country and the only and real country. "Therefore, based on the principles of inclusiveness and universality of the United Nations, my country supports your country's right to participate in this international organization."

Giammattei  said: "I come from the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and I have traveled thousands of miles to reaffirm the principles of our foreign policy. This is a demonstration of our firm support for your country and our commitment to safeguarding sovereignty and territorial integrity. and firm opposition to foreign aggression."

"Let our voices reach all corners of the world!" Giammattei  said. "When other countries followed the situation, Guatemala remained steadfast. When other countries put their interests above their friendship, Guatemala remains steadfast. When other countries distorted their understanding of what was right, Guatemala remained steadfast."

Giammattei said, "We stand because it's about justice. We stand because it's about rights. We stand because it's about a long-lasting relationship, and there's never been a better one, a rock-solid friendship. Long live Taiwan! Long live freedom and democracy!"

News (2) to (3) / Reporter : Chen Yun / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4280905

News (2)

President of Guatemala: Unconditionally support Taiwan in defending its sovereignty and become the country with the most solid diplomatic relations
  
Image :   President of the Republic of Guatemala Giammattei delivered a speech at the Legislative Yuan. (Photo by reporter Wang Yisong)
瓜地馬拉共和國總統賈麥岱蒞立法院演講。(記者王藝菘攝)

Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei led a delegation to visit Taiwan. President Tsai Ing-wen welcomed him with a grand military salute. He says that Taiwan actively defends national sovereignty and participates in the demands of the international community as a sovereign state, and Guatemala will continue to stand by Taiwan's side as the most solid diplomatic relationship. Long live Taiwan!

Giammattei first referred to President Tsai Ing-wen as the "President of the Republic of China Taiwan". He said that he would like to express his most sincere and brotherly greetings on behalf of the people and Giammattei first referred to President Tsai Ing-wen as the "President of the Republic of China Taiwan". He said that he would like to express his most sincere and brotherly greetings on behalf of the people and government of the Republic of Guatemala. President Tsai visited Guatemala only a few weeks ago. It is a great honour to be able to return to Taiwan for a state visit today. This is the highest level of official mutual visits between Taiwan and Guatemala, and the mutually beneficial agreement reached fully symbolizes the fruitful results of the friendship and cooperative relations between the two countries.

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Taiwan and Guatemala mark 89 years of diplomatic relations between both countries

Giammattei pointed out that the establishment of diplomatic relations between Taiwan and Guatemala will be 89 years old this year. The frequent exchange of visits between the two heads of state is more symbolic. Even in the face of many political and economic challenges and complex international situations, both countries can overcome all difficulties and continue to advance on the road of seeking national development and benefiting the people.

Giammattei said that nearly the past 90 years, Guatemala and the Republic of China Taiwan, have continued to strengthen exchanges and cooperation that are beneficial to the development of the country. He believes that in the future they will continue to unite as one and support each other. He is confident that, as President Tsai expressed during her visit to Guatemala, the two countries will continue to promote diplomatic relations based on the principles of practicality, reciprocity, and mutual benefit.

"I want everyone to believe that Guatemala will continue to stand on the side of the Republic of China Taiwan as the most solid diplomatic relationship!" Giammattei said that the two sides will continue to deepen cooperation in various fields, especially in the fields of health care, economy and infrastructure, as Taiwan is among the countries and democratic partners with similar ideas in the international community, Guatemala is ready to go hand in hand with Taiwan and advance towards the goal of national development and prosperity.

Finally, Giammattei said that he was very happy to visit this important friendly country again. He would like to reiterate the commitment between the two brothers and friendly countries, "Guatemala also supports your country's diplomatic mission, which is to actively defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity, promote peace and the Republic of China Taiwan as a sovereign state to participate in the international community." He reiterated that Guatemala supports Taiwan unconditionally, and wishes the brave Taiwanese people and their fraternal friend, the Republic of China Taiwan a prosperous national fortune! Long live Taiwan!

StayGate's note: The official name of  contemporary Taiwan is the Republic of China (Taiwan), according to the Foreign Affairs portal of the country. The above news is the direct translation of the original news in Chinese, in which the official name of Taiwan rendered by Giammattei is  "中華民國台灣", In English, it means the Republic of China Taiwan, not the "Republic of Taiwan" as reported by Channel News Asia.


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After 13 years, another head of state came to the Legislative Yuan to give a speech, and the President of Guatemala set two precedents
  
Reporter : Xie Junlin / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4280838 / Image :  The president of the Republic of Guatemala, Alejandro Eduardo Giammattei Falla (also Alejandro Giammattei, simply Giammattei)  (middle in the front row), came to the Legislative Yuan. President You Si-kun and his wife received him personally, and a red carpet was spread in the courtyard to welcome him. (Photo by reporter Tian Yuhua)
瓜地馬拉共和國總統賈麥岱(前排中)蒞立法院,院長游錫堃夫婦親自接待,院內鋪上紅地毯禮遇歡迎。(記者田裕華攝)


Guatemala President Giammattei and Guatemala National Assembly Speaker Shirley Joanna Rivera Zaldaña (simply Rivera) visited the Legislative Yuan on 25 April 2023. Giammattei often needs to walk with a cane. There are many roads and too many stairs to climb. The Legislative Yuan made an exception and allowed the state guest's car to drive directly to the front of the meeting venue, expressing the highest welcome. This is also the first time in 13 years that a head of state has given a speech at the Legislative Yuan, and it is the first time that the Speaker of the National Assembly has accompanied him!

At around 10 am this morning, the state guest car entered the courtyard from the guard post on Qingdao East Road of the Legislative Yuan, drove along the corridor all the way to the square in front of the conference hall, and stopped. Accompanied by You Si-kun, Vice President Cai Qichang and others, they entered the conference venue and delivered speeches.

At the invitation of the Chinese government, Giammattei led a delegation to pay a state visit from 24 to 27 April 2023. In addition to Shirley Joanna Rivera Zaldaña, the delegation also included Minister of Foreign Affairs Mario Adolfo Búcaro Flores, Minister of Finance Edwin Oswaldo Martínez Cameros, Minister of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Edgar René de León Moreno and Economy Minister Janio Moacyr Rosales Alegría.

You Si-kun posted on Facebook on 23 April 2023 that he sincerely welcomes Giammattei and Rivera to visit the Legislative Yuan. This is the first time a head of state has come to speak at the Legislative Yuan after 13 years of absence.

Given that Giammattei suffers from multiple sclerosis and needs to walk with a cane, You Si-kun pointed out that in order to prevent President Giammattei from walking too long and climbing too many steps after a long journey and a military salute, the Legislative Yuan tried every means to allow the state guest to sit in the car as an exception and drove directly to the front gate of the conference venue to express the highest welcome.

In order to welcome Giammattei's arrival, the Legislative Yuan laid out a red carpet and displayed the national flags of the Republic of China and Guatemala around the conference hall, and also made related rehearsals beforehand.

瓜地馬拉共和國總統賈麥岱今天蒞臨立法院發表演說,立法院破例讓貴賓座車直接開進議場前廣場。(記者田裕華攝)
Image :  The President of the Republic of Guatemala, Giammattei, came to the Legislative Yuan to deliver a speech today. The Legislative Yuan made an exception and allowed VIP cars to drive directly into the square in front of the parliamentary venue. (Photo by reporter Tian Yuhua)


瓜地馬拉總統賈麥岱明日抵台訪問,週二並將參訪立法院。(游錫堃臉書)


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Guatemalan President Giammattei arrives in Taiwan for a visit
  
Reporter : Yao Jiexiu / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4279686 / President of the Republic of Guatemala (middle, Alejandro Eduardo Giammattei Falla) was invited by my country to visit Taiwan. He arrived in Taiwan at 5.24 am. Foreign Minister Wu Zhaoxie (right) greeted him at the airport. (Photographed by reporter Yao Jiexiu)
瓜地馬拉共和國總統賈麥岱((右二、Alejandro Eduardo Giammattei Falla)受我國邀請來台訪問,今日清晨5點24分搭機抵台,我外交部長吳釗燮(右)在國賓室登機門迎接。(記者姚介修攝)

President Alejandro Eduardo Giammattei Falla of the Republic of Guatemala was invited by the Republic of China to visit Taiwan. He arrived in Taiwan at 5.24 am of 24 April 2023. Foreign Minister Joseph Wu was in the State Guest Room and  greeted him at the boarding gate.

President of the Republic of Guatemala Giammattei led a delegation to Taiwan, including Congress Speaker Shirley Joanna Rivera Zaldaña, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mario Adolfo Búcaro Flores, Minister of Finance Edwin Oswaldo Martínez Cameros ), Minister of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Edgar René de León Moreno, Minister of Economy Janio Moacyr Rosales Alegría and other important officials, the delegation arrived at Los Angeles Ontario Airport on China Airlines flight 023 at 5:24 this morning tower.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Tsai Ing-wen was warmly received by President Giammattei during her recent visit to Guatemala for the "Partners for Democracy and Common Prosperity Tour". He welcomed the guests, entertained them with state banquets and presenting honours, and exchanged views on bilateral cooperation and issues of common concern.

In addition, during his stay in Taiwan, President Giammattei i will accept a banquet from Vice President Lai Ching-te and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, meet with President of the Legislative Yuan You Si-kun and deliver a speech, receive students from Guatemala, visit Huade Kinetic Technology Co., Ltd. in Taichung, and attend the opening ceremony of "Guatemala Coffee Culture Month" and "Coffee Fat Cards in Taiwan" will further enhance the bilateral economic, trade and investment relations between Taiwan and Guatemala.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the relationship between Taiwan and Guatemala is close and friendly. President Giammattei has demonstrated his firm support for the friendship between the two countries and Taiwan's international participation through practical actions over the years. In addition, the governments of the two countries have jointly promoted cooperation projects in various fields, promoted the social and economic development of the country, benefited the local people, and received wide affirmation and gratitude from all walks of life.

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Not Honduras! Minister of Economic Affairs of Guatemala: Did not ask Taiwan to send money

Image : On 24 April 2023, the Trade Association held the "Guatemala Republic Investment Business Opportunities Explanation Session". (Photographed by reporter Fang Bin)

Guatemala President Giammattei led the heads of various ministries and commissions to visit Taiwan on 24 April. Economic Minister Janio Rosales emphasized in an interview with foreign media that Guatemala is not like Honduras. While Honduras owed Taiwan debts, Guatemala did not owe Taiwan any debt and thus did not ask for free financial assistance from Taiwan, but instead sought long-term investment and trade.

Guatemala Economy Minister Janio Rosales said Guatemala did not have a debt problem with Taiwan but wanted more balanced trade because Guatemala had a trade deficit with Taiwan, Reuters reported.

Rosales emphasized that Guatemala wants trade with the Republic of China to be more balanced, so what Guatemala is promoting is Taiwanese companies to expand investment in Guatemala and strengthen cooperation between the two countries. "This is a great alliance."

Asked whether he was seeking billions of dollars in aid from Taiwan, as Honduras has done, Guatemala Central Bank President Alvaro Gonzalez Ricci stressed, "Not really. We think we can ask Taiwan (for stuff), but not free money."

"Maybe Taiwan can invest in Guatemala bonds and find projects that can last 25, 30 years, not just short-term donations to certain projects", González said.

Guatemala is one of only 13 countries with which Taiwan has diplomatic relations. Honduras cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan last month in favour of CCP China, having asked Taiwan for nearly $2.5 billion in aid before severing ties.


News (7) to (9) / Reporter : Liao Jianing / https://ec.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/4280600

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The Trade Association joins hands with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to assist enterprises to enter Guatemala

Image : The Trade Association held the "Guatemala Republic Investment Opportunity Explanation Session" to help Chinese companies understand the Guatemala market. (Provided by the Trade Association)

Guatemala President Giammattei led the heads of various ministries and commissions to visit Taiwan today. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited the Foreign Trade Association to organize the "Investment and Business Opportunities in the Republic of Guatemala Explanation Session" to help Chinese companies understand the Guatemala market and encourage Chinese businessmen to invest in Guatemala.

This event specially invites Guatemala Minister of Economy Rosales, Minister of Finance Martínez and Central Bank President Gonzales to introduce Guatemala's investment policy, economic status and business environment. Guatemala has also invited Li Zhiren, Chairman of San Isabel Co.S.A., a local Taiwanese businessman in Guatemala, shared his investment experience in the country. Today's briefing attracted 95 representatives from 77 companies including Jinche, Tangrong Vehicle, and Chuangyi Energy Technology.

In his speech, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yu Dayo said that Guatemala has a superior geographical location and has a demographic dividend. The industrial development of Guarantee is mainly based on the garment processing industry and food processing industry. The Republic of China's plastics, chemical raw material products, processing machinery, textiles and information and communication products, etc. are all strengths, and he believes they can complement the industrial development of Guatemala and create a win-win situation together.

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Guatemala is the largest economy in Central America

Li Huiling, deputy secretary-general of the trade association, also said that Guatemala is the largest economy in Central America, and the Taiwan-Guatemala Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which came into effect in July 2006, has the effect of trade expansion. Taiwanese companies can also take advantage of the Northern Triangle Customs Union, whille enterprises can seek joint venture plant production plans with Guatemala as the processing base of the US and EU markets.

According to the Republic of China's customs statistics, the total trade value between Taiwan and Guatemala will be about US$412 million in 2022, an increase of nearly 40% compared to US$295 million in 2021, of which the Republic of China's exports to Guatemala will be US$267 million, and Taiwan's imports from Guatemala will be US$145 million. Among the commodities Taiwan imports from Guatemala, coffee and white shrimp are popular among Chinese people, agricultural trade for these commodities reach US$23.14 million and US$3.87 million respectively in 2022.

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Rich heritage tourism sources and economic development potential of Guatemala attract investors and tourists

Guatemala has modern and colonial-style buildings, rich natural landscapes and world heritage sites of the Mayan culture. It has an abundant young labour force among a population of more than 17 million, and its economic growth rate in recent years has been higher than the global average. The economic growth rate in 2022 is 4%. As the transportation hub of Central America, Guatemala is the centre of regional economy and a friendly country of the Republic of China. It is an excellent starting point for industry players to expand into the markets of Europe, America, Mexico, and Central and South America.


News (10) to (12) / Reporter : Yang Chengyu / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4278908

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China did not buy Honduras white shrimps at all! Yu Daye shouted to Paraguay: Don't believe in "making a fortune"
  
Reporter : Yang Chengyu / Image :  Workers at a processing plant in Cholutca, Honduras peel shrimp for frozen export. (AFP file photo)
宏都拉斯喬盧特卡市的加工廠員工剝蝦準備冷凍出口。(法新社檔案照)


On the 21st, the Executive Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yu Daye, accepted an exclusive interview with Ana María Rodgríguez, the special correspondent of Colombia's largest newspaper "El Tiempo" in Venezuela, explaining in depth the relationship between the Republic of China and Latin American friendly countries and the benefits of President Tsai Ing-wen's recent visits as well as responses to China, opposition from the democratic camp to unilaterally change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait, and the global impact of conflicts across the Taiwan Strait. Yu Daye directly pointed out that after CCP China established diplomatic relations with Honduras, it actually did not buy Honduras white shrimp; other Latin American countries that established diplomatic relations with China have never benefited from this, but their trade deficit with China has soared. He hopes that Paraguay will not trust China’s "false promises".

Paraguay’s presidential election takes place on 30 April 2023 local time. Affected by the agricultural lobby, opposition candidate Efraín Alegre has repeatedly stated that if he becomes president, he will break off diplomatic relations with Taiwan and establish diplomatic relations with CCP China instead. It is expected to increase soybean and beef exports in one fell swoop.

The content of the "Times" interview was titled "What is Taiwan's countermeasure against China's military threat?" It was broadcast on the newspaper's YouTube on the 22nd. Yu Daye said that the Republic of China (Taiwan) hopes to develop substantive relations with Latin American countries and conduct more extensive cooperation and exchanges in economics, culture, science and technology, and education. Taiwan resolutely defends freedom and human rights, and will not interfere in the foreign affairs of other countries. At the same time, it hopes to cooperate with countries that share common values and pursue common prosperity and development. This is the Republic of China's consistent foreign policy.

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Taiwan has long provided assistance to Paraguay in the fields of medical care, aquaculture, orchid cultivation, and professional personnel training

Yu Daye further pointed out that Paraguay is a partner firmly supported by Taiwan. Taiwan has long provided assistance to Paraguay in the fields of medical care, aquaculture, orchid cultivation, and professional personnel training. Taiwan's support for Paraguay will not be changed because of the election results. Therefore, Taiwan sincerely hope that Paraguay can cherish its relationship with Taiwan and not trust China's false promises. After CCP China established diplomatic relations with Honduras, it did not actually buy Honduras white shrimps, and other countries that established diplomatic relations with China, including Costa Rica, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, never benefited from CCP China. However, what followed was a large trade deficit with CCP China.

Yu Daye said that President Tsai’s visit to Guatemala and Belize not only deepened the friendship with friendly countries, but also jointly reviewed the results of bilateral cooperation. President Tsai met with the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy. The topics discussed were Taiwan-U.S. economic cooperation and the value of security and democracy in the Taiwan Strait, which is of great global concern. However, using this as an excuse for no reason, China once again threatened Taiwan with military exercises and imposed a sea and air blockade on the Taiwan Strait. This is exactly the same as the threat and intimidation made by then U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi after her visit to Taiwan in August last year. These are CCP's attempts to seize Taiwan's ambitions.

Yu Daye emphasized that Taiwan is a sovereign country, and the territory of the People's Republic of China when it was established did not reach Taiwan, let alone have the right to govern Taiwan. U.S. President Biden spoke with French President Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on 20 April 2023, reiterating his position on maintaining the status quo in the Taiwan Strait and regional peace and stability; the recent meeting of foreign ministers of the "Group of Seven" (G7) emphasized the importance of peace in the Taiwan Strait; when German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock also visited China, she sternly stated in person that she would not accept CCP's position on reunification of Taiwan by force, which shows that peace across the Taiwan Strait is valued by all countries in the world. Maintaining the status quo across the Taiwan Strait is in the interests of all parties.

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Latin America will be affected if war broke out in the Taiwan Strait

Yu Daye pointed out that Taiwan and Latin America seem far away but Taiwan's semiconductor industry is extremely influential. Taiwan's chips are widely used in mobile phones, computers, home appliances, and automobiles. Once a war in the Taiwan Strait endangers chip production, Latin America will inevitably be affected. After the epidemic, the supply chain was reorganized rapidly. The United States transferred its industrial chain to its neighbouring countries. Taiwanese, Japanese and South Korean companies also withdrew their factories from CCP China and found other manufacturing bases. It is hoped that Latin American countries will recognize Taiwan’s economic strength and make good use of it globally to seek opportunities for supply chain transfer, and strengthen cooperation with Taiwan.

Agence France-Presse recently reported that the Republic of China is the largest export market for Honduras white shrimps. After Taiwan and Honduras cut off diplomatic relations on 26 March 2023, the free trade agreement signed by the two countries in 2008 may be affected. The local shrimp farming industry has begun to worry about its future livelihood.

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Breaking off diplomatic relations with Taiwan is a political opinion


Paraguay, the only country with diplomatic relations with Taiwan in South America, will hold a presidential election at the end of April. The opposition candidate stated in January that if he wins the election, he will sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan. However, in an exclusive interview with local TV on the 12th of this month, he still reiterated this position, bluntly saying " If you continue to recognize Taiwan, you will lose the investment benefits brought about by the alliance with China." Although the election result is still uncertain, but if you think about it carefully, breaking off diplomatic relations with Taiwan is a political opinion because it is to attract the care of the Chinese Communist government's eyes.

Since Taiwan withdrew from the United Nations in 1971, the People's Republic of China is the only legal representative of China. How to promote "the Republic of China is not China" has become the main battlefield of diplomatic discourse. Firstly, Taiwan and CCP China cannot stand against each other, and secondly, Taiwan cannot replace CCP. Apart from making the Chinese government "cool", it really does not seem to have any strategic significance. Taiwan still operates independently.

When President Tsai Ing-wen visited Guatemala in Central America at the end of March, President Giammattei of the country once said that "Taiwan is a sovereign and independent country, and for Guatemala, it is the only and real China." This sentence seems to be from history. A sentence from the textbook makes people smile. It has been a long time since the Republic of China has not been able to be China. The only agency for China is Beijing. The old-fashioned confrontational appeal of "severing diplomatic relations" can only be blessed by saying, "Go to the country to live according to fate, and the journey is like a dream."


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Paraguayan President visits U.S. Air Force Special Operations Hub amist U.S.-led WEF coup


Paraguay Air Force Coup
Image : Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez plays with virtual reality goggles at the US Air Force’s Special Operations Command base, as an election-hacking coup grips his home country. SOURCE: US Air Force

Mario Abdo Benítez, the President of Paraguay, visited the United States Air Force Special Operations Forces (SOF) Command Hub in Hurlburt Field, Florida in late March, in the middle of a US-led World Economic Forum election coup that threatens to turn his nation into the next Brazil. According to the US Air Force, Benítez’s visit to the SOF Hub included high-level meetings with the military officers behind “unconventional warfare” and “psychological operations.”

President Mario Abdo Benítez, or “Marito” as he is known in Paraguay, visited the SOF Hub from March 30th to 31st, according to a press release from the US Air Force. The visit came in the midst of his nation’s presidential race, in which the election is slated for 30 April and in which his ruling Colorado Party faces obliteration at the hands of its US deep state and WEF-backed opposition, the Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA), in what is shaping up to be a Brazil-style election coup.

Included in President Abdo Benítez’s visit, according to an Air Force release documenting his trip, were meetings between Benítez and “senior AFSOC members.”

 

“The United States is a trusted partner to Paraguay with shared threats and concerns posed by challenging geopolitical competition,” the release goes on, before recounting the many facets of special warfare that are handled at Hurlburt Field.

 

“Hurlburt Field is home to three special operations wings responsible for worldwide operations in support of joint and coalition special operations missions including direct action, unconventional warfare, special reconnaissance, counterterrorism, personnel recovery, psychological operations, and information operations,” reads the release.

 

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Benítez might step down and let the opposition rule Paraguay despite the authority's arrest of opposition candidate-linked hackers from Brazil

The trip has led to speculation that President Benítez has been “captured” by the globalists and that he will stand down to allow Paraguay’s election to be rigged in favor of the PLRA, whose Vice Presidential candidate is a World Economic Forum “Young Global Leader” with the ringing endorsement of Klaus Schwab. According to Schwab, the small landlocked nation of Paraguay is pivotal to control, should he implement his “Build Back Better” and “Fourth Industrial Revolution” plans.

On the ground in Paraguay, the US government and its corporate media outlets appear to be running the aforementioned “psychological” and “information operations” in an effort to tilt the election away from the Colorado Party and push Paraguay into the arms of the global left. Despite the nation’s small size, in recent weeks and months, an inordinate amount of US and Western corporate media stories have accused the ruling conservative Colorado Party of corruption.

Notably, President Benítez has been largely excluded from the accusations, leading to even more speculation that he’s been “captured” by bad globalist actors.

Adding credence to this belief is information that was received by National File, stating that Marito’s wife took a 48-hour trip to Qatar and returned with $10 million for her “personal foundation.”

Marito’s pedigree has raised eyebrows as well, considering that he is the son of former Paraguayan Dictator Alfredo Stroessner’s top secretary, who was routinely referred to as “the dumbest man in Paraguay,” in spite of his political connections. Despite the regime being a dictatorship, it had strong ties to the US government, including to the CIA.

Beyond global disinformation campaigns and historic ties to U.S. meddling operations, like in Brazil, the Paraguayan election will be “100% electronic.” As recently reported by National File, a team of Brazilian hackers tied to that nation’s communist and narco-linked President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is under investigation by Paraguayan authorities, who assert that they are in the country to hack and rig the upcoming election.

In addition to their links to Lula, the hackers are said to be linked directly to the PLRA’s Presidential candidate, Efrain Alegere, who boasted in writing in a message obtained by National File that he can guarantee that no meaningful investigation or legal action will impede the hackers’ mission.

Related News: https://nationalfile.com/cia-visits-paraguay-ahead-of-wef-election-coup/

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Klaus Schwab openly pushes WEF candidate in Paraguay's Brazil-style election "coup"

Image : National File

World Economic Forum (WEF) leader Klaus Schwab is openly meddling in Paraguay’s upcoming presidential election, backing a left-wing ticket complete with one of the WEF’s hand-picked “Young Global Leaders” as a Brazil-style pre-election “coup” takes shape. Just last week, it was announced that a team of Brazilian hackers tied to that nation’s openly communist and narco-linked President are under investigation in Paraguay, where they are currently operating with the suspected intent to hack and rig the nation’s electronic election on behalf of the WEF ticket.

 

The Paraguayan campaign of Presidential nominee Efrain Alegre and Vice Presidential nominee Maria Soledad Nuñez Mendez of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA) are not only backed by Brazilian election hackers and the US deep state but also by Klaus Schwab and the World Economic Forum (WEF).

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WEF seeks to turn Paraguay into a leftist country that supports Communism

VP nominee Mendez, locally known as “Sole,” is a close associate of Klaus Schwab and the World Economic Forum, serving as one of the globalist outfit’s highest-ranking South American members. Mendez has been named a WEF “Young Global Leader” and studied at globalist breeding grounds like Georgetown and Oxford. She is also associated with the World Bank.

 

In an email obtained by National File, Klaus Schwab openly declared his support for Mendez and the PLRA’s left-wing ticket, which seeks to completely overhaul the nation of Paraguay, thrusting it into the “Great Reset” while geopolitically pivoting the nation toward Communist China (CCP).

“Of course, we would be delighted if a YGL (Young Global Leader) would come out as a winner of the election,” Schwab wrote, adding that he’d also copied Marisol Argueta to the message chain, “who is our head of Regional Agenda for Latin America, to follow up.”

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution of WEF aims to control all human beings through social media and the Chinese Communist Party

In another correspondence from Klaus Schwab that has been obtained by National File, this one addressed to Young Global Leader and VP candidate Maria Soledad Nuñez Mendez, Schwab thanks Mendez for her attendance at the “13th World Economic Forum on Latin America held in Sao Paulo, Brazil,” before admitting that the World Economic Forum is using the nation of Paraguay to “lay the foundations” of the “Fourth Industrial Revolution.”

To get there, Schwab says in the letter that Paraguay and other nations will have to undergo “economic, political, and technological transformations” which, as has been demonstrated in numerous countries that the WEF has involved itself, includes the installation of left-wing governments and the destruction of civil liberties.

A key piece of Schwab and the WEF’s tyrannical agenda, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, according to the WEF, will lead humanity into an era of total control. Schwab has claimed that, as a result of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the elite will be capable of reading people’s thoughts, as the average human will be subject to wearing a “brain implant.”


Yuval Harari, one of Schwab’s top men, has echoed Schwab’s statements, saying that after the Fourth Industrial Revolution, humans will have their every move and bodily function “constantly monitored” by Facebook, Google, and the Chinese Communist Party by way of “biometric sensors.”


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Paraguay's presidential election at the end of the month and friendship with the Republic of China (Taiwan) are discussed.

  

Reporter : Yang Chengyu / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4283544 /  Image :  Paraguay's opposition presidential candidate Efraín Alegre. (Taken from Ali Gerry Twitter)

巴拉圭反對黨總統候選人艾里格里(Efraín Alegre)。(取自艾里格里推特)


Paraguay holds a presidential election on 30 April 2023. Opposition candidate Efraín Alegre said that if he were to be elected as president, he will break off diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan) and establish diplomatic relations with CCP China to pave way for the exports of agricultural and animal husbandry products to CCP China. How the Taiwan-Paraguay friendship will develop in the future has also attracted great attention from domestic, American and many scholars.


Asked about Alegre's claim that "too many opportunities" were lost in establishing diplomatic relations with Taiwan, Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Yongjian responded at a regular press conference on 27 April 2023. On the contrary, country-switching caused a huge trade deficit with CCP China, and exxamples include Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Dominican Republic The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reminds and hopes that Paraguay will cherish its relationship with Taiwan and not trust China's flashy promises.


Liu Yongjian said that Taiwan and Paraguay have had close and friendly relations for many years, with frequent high-level mutual visits and intensive people-to-people exchanges. In recent years, bilateral economic and trade relations have also grown steadily, and Taiwan has become one of the most important export markets for Paraguayan beef and pork. Taiwan and Paraguay have jointly promoted cooperation programs in agriculture and fisheries, information and communication, public construction, medical and health care, and social welfare personnel training, with fruitful results.


Liu Yongjian emphasized that after the presidential election in Paraguay on the 30th, regardless of the election of any political party candidate, Taiwan will continue to join hands with the new Paraguayan government to deepen cooperation and exchanges between the two sides, so that the country can see Taiwan's sincerity and efforts to strengthen bilateral relations.


In addition, at a regular press conference on 26 April 2023, CCP Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning criticized the Chinese government in Taipei for implementing "financial aid diplomacy" in the name of consolidating national friendship and taking people's hard-earned money. Liu Yongjian responded to the inquiry that Taiwan's assistance to allies and the international community is to deepen diplomatic relations with allies on the one hand, to benefit the governments and peoples of allies, and to fulfill Taiwan's responsibility as a member of the international community.


Liu Yongjian mentioned that the Republic of China (Taiwan)'s government development assistance funds in recent years have been about 309 million US Dollars, accounting for only 0.04% of "Gross National Income" (GNI), which is still far behind the ideal standard of 0.7% set by the United Nations for developing countries (about 5.7%).


Liu Yongjian emphasized that Taiwan has always upheld the spirit of "practical diplomacy" and mutual assistance. As far as the Republic of China is capable, assisting Taiwan's allies to develop people's livelihood and create a win-win situation is by no means "financial aid diplomacy."



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Polls show hope for Robert F. Kennedy Junior in Democrat President Primary




Polls show that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is already asserting himself as a contender in the Democrat presidential primary. Some of the numbers show that Kennedy has a better chance to gain the Democrat nomination than the media is giving him credit for.

Even before he formally announced his candidacy in his family’s Boston stomping grounds, Kennedy already gained the support of 14 percent of Joe Biden’s supporters from 2020, according to USA Today/Suffolk University polling. It’s a sizable number for a new candidate, but other polling shows even better signs for Kennedy.

 

According to Rasmussen polling, a full 52 percent of Democrats support Robert F. Kennedy Junior’s campaign, making him a formidable opponent in a field in which 62 percent of Democrats want Joe Biden to get a run for his (and Hunter’s) money in the primary.

Kennedy, the outspoken vaccine skeptic, is running for president at a precarious moment in American history, as his own party’s mentally-added figurehead Joe Biden presides over various economic crises and plunges us into World War 3 in Ukraine. As the son of legendary slain populist Bobby Kennedy and the nephew of slain president John F. Kennedy, RFK Junior could have grifted off his dynastic last name. Instead, he decided to lead the charge against the vaccine agenda.

The trailer for Kennedy’s documentary The Real Anthony Fauci: The Moviefeatures NATIONAL FILE reporter Patrick Howley’s reporting on Dr. Anthony Fauci funding Wuhan Institute of Virology bat coronavirus prior to the outbreak. Arguably no one has fought harder against Fauci’s agenda than Robert F. Kennedy Junior.

However, conservatives should be wary of a Democrat who has strongly criticized the National Rifle Association (NRA), since we know that Democrats want to take away Americans’ guns. And what exactly is Kennedy’s position on the mass migration epidemic that is destroying American cultural cohesion? These are extremely important issues that Kennedy must address with specific policy proposals before considering to vote for him.

Kennedy Junior is definitely establishing himself as an antidote to Joe Biden on the war in Ukraine. On Tucker Carlson Tonight on the night of his presidential announcement, Kennedy sharply attacked the globalist war narrative, making it clear that he intends to set himself apart from the neoliberal warmongers in the Washington Uniparty.

 

In his announcement speech, Kennedy portrayed himself as a longtime outsider who is finally getting his chance to speak truth to power in the political class, on the biggest stage in politics: a presidential election.

 

Kennedy’s pointed criticism of President Donald Trump could elevate Kennedy into a better position to get the Democrat nomination, especially considering the fact that Trump was president when America got locked down, and though state governors ultimately did the dirty deed, Trump’s White House certainly supported lockdowns for a while and offered a prime visible role to vaccine shill Dr. Anthony Fauci and his co-conspirator Deborah Birx. Trump also heavily promoted the deadly mRNA Coronavirus injection needles that his administration pushed on the public through Operation Warp Speed.

 

If one thing is clear, it is that Kennedy has a devoted audience that wants a champion to take on Big Pharma. Robert F. Kennedy Junior has undeniably proved himself capable of doing just that.


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Beijing urgently cuts off Lu Shaye, the Chinese Communist embassy secretly withdraws the full text of the interview


Reporter : Tang Zheng / Editor : Fan Ming https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/04/25/a103698353.html / Image : CCP Ambassador to France Lu Shaye. The picture is a data photo. (Martin Bureau/AFP via Getty Images)


北京紧急切割卢沙野 中使馆偷撤采访全文


Lu Shaye, the wolf warrior of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and ambassador to France, said that "the former Soviet Union countries have no sovereign state status", which caused widespread criticism in the public opinion. Subsequently, the CCP's foreign ministry and the embassy in France came forward to "emergency put out the fire" and secretly removed the Chinese and French versions of the full text of Lu Shaye's interview.


On 21 April 2023, Lu Shaye said in an interview with the French TV network LCI, "Crimea has belonged to Russia from the very beginning." "In international law, the former Soviet states have no substantive status because there is no international agreement to realize their sovereign state status".


This statement caused an uproar in European public opinion, not only angered Ukraine and the three Baltic countries, but also caused dissatisfaction and condemnation in the political circles of the European Union and France. Lu Shaye was criticized for "denying the existence of 14 countries that were independent from the Soviet Union" and the CCP ambassadors in these countries were summoned to explain this statement.


On 23 April 2023, 80 members of the European Parliament published an open letter in the French newspaper Le Monde, calling on the French government to take action against Lu Shaye's remarks that the former Soviet Union countries have no status in international law. They requested the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to declare Lu Shaye "persona non grata" and expel him.


Facing the anger of public opinion, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China and the embassy in France successively came forward to "clarify" in an attempt to quell this escalating diplomatic crisis.


On 24 April, CCP Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said at a regular press conference that Beijing respects the status of former Soviet Union member states as sovereign states after the collapse of the Soviet Union.


When asked whether Lu Shaye's remarks represented the official position of the CCP, Mao Ning said that on the issue of the sovereignty of the former Soviet Union, her statement (not Ambassador Lu) could represent the official position of the CCP government.


On 25 April, the CCP’s embassy in France also issued an article on its official website stating that Lu Shaye’s remarks on the Ukraine issue were not political declarations, but personal views expressed in a televised debate. CCP China's position on relevant issues has not changed.


According to Bloomberg News, on the official WeChat account of the Chinese Embassy in France on the morning of the 24th, the Chinese and French versions of the full text of Lu Shaye’s interview could still be seen, but the post was taken down around noon that day. Text says "This content has been removed by the publisher."


It is unclear why the Chinese embassy in France withdrew the manuscript. Mao Ning was asked about this at a regular press conference on the afternoon of the 24th, and she only said: "I don't understand what you said."


While the CCP seeks to distance itself from Lu Shaye's position, Hong Kong Baptist University political science professor Jean-Pierre Cabestan said Lu Shaye was "a diplomat who represents his government, So it reflects some of the thinking in China on this issue."


Gao Jingwen added that now is not the time for China to put its relationship with France at risk.


Regarding Lu Shaye's remarks, senior current affairs commentator Tang Jingyuan told NTDTV that Lu Shaye's remarks are more like a test of the Chinese Communist Party's attitude towards Europe, logical contradiction.


Tang Jingyuan believes that Lu Shaye's position is actually the true position within the CCP, and he has no choice but to come forward to clean up the ground because of the pressure of public opinion. "To some extent, it actually reflects that this is part of Xi Jinping's so-called new world order," he said.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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