Taiwan President Heads To US, Central America To Shore Up Ties
Umer Jamshaid Published March 29, 2023 | 12:00 PM
Taipei, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th Mar, 2023 ) :Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen left for the United States on Wednesday, a stop on her way to firm up ties with Guatemala and Belize .
"External pressure will not hinder our determination to go global," Tsai told reporters at the airport before departing. "We are calm and confident. We will not succumb and we will not provoke (others)." Belize and Guatemala are among just 13 countries that officially recognise Taipei over Beijing, after Honduras opened diplomatic relations with China on Sunday.
China claims the democratic island as part of its territory to be retaken one day. Under its "One China" principle, no country may maintain official ties with both Beijing and Taipei.
After first visiting New York, President Tsai will continue her 10-day trip by meeting her Guatemalan counterpart Alejandro Giammattei and Belize Prime Minister John Briceno in their respective countries, her office said.
She will then stop in Los Angeles on her way home.
US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said he will meet Tsai in California, a move protested by Beijing. Taiwanese authorities have not confirmed the meeting with McCarthy, or Tsai's New York itinerary.
Last year, a visit by McCarthy's predecessor to Taiwan sparked an angry response from Beijing, with the Chinese military conducting drills at an unprecedented scale around the island.
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