The island agreed to foot the bill for lobbying efforts in the United States on behalf of Guatemala
Taiwan spent some $900,000 on a lobbying campaign for its ally Guatemala in a bid to improve the county’s ties with the US.
Taiwan has shelled out hundreds of thousands of dollars for a lobbying campaign aiming to help Guatemala strengthen relations with the US, weeks after another Central American state broke ties with Taipei in favor of China.
A contract worth $900,000 was recently paid for by the Taiwanese government, officials in Guatemala said on Monday, thanking the island for “support that will allow us to enhance the country’s position in the United States.”
The deal was struck with an American PR firm, Ballard Partners, and involves lobbying “related to the United States government, including interactions with United States government officials,” according to public filings cited by Reuters.
Though Taipei has yet to comment on the agreement publicly, the move comes a little more than a month after Nicaragua ditched relations with Taiwan and re-established diplomatic ties with China, triggering a sharp condemnation from officials on the island. Nicaragua was among just a handful of states that recognize Taiwan as a sovereign nation, as Beijing has long considered it part of its own territory.
In Honduras, Guatemala’s next-door neighbor, incoming President Xiomara Castro previously voiced plans to step up the country’s relationship with China, though she has since backed away from that idea, instead saying she would like to improve ties with the US.
Washington, for its part, recognized Taiwan for around three decades, but has officially sided with the mainland since 1979. Nonetheless, weapons transfers and other US assistance have continued to flow in recent years, with billions in arms sales inked under the Donald Trump administration. President Joe Biden has continued that trend, overseeing a constant military presence near the Taiwan Strait, vowing to defend the island from a hypothetical Chinese invasion, as well as approving at least one weapons deal of his own.
Împotriva articolelor redacției noastre, persoanele nemulțumite pot formula Contestație în termen de 10 zile de la publicarea articolului, la judecătoria Orășenească nr. 1 München Bayern Deutschland, in conformitate cu Legea federală Germană. Considerăm că nu se pot formula acțiuni la instanțele din România deoarece nici o persoană care activează în trustul nostru nu poate fi extrasă de sub jurisdicția federală germană. Considerăm că redacția noastră nu răspunde în fața autorităților din România ci doar celor federale sau civile germane. deoarece legea română nu are efecte de extraneitate asupra redacției chiar dacă subiectul știrilor face obiectul unor evenimente sau persoane din România și sunt scrise în limba română. Limba română nu este izvor de extraneitate a legii.
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