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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The President of Paraguay, Mario Abdo Benítez, on Tuesday, May 25, defended his management during the pandemic and presented his plans for economic recovery to the diplomatic representatives accredited in Asunción, from whom he obtained a "commitment of solidarity", said the Chancellor, Euclides Acevedo, at the end of the event. The meeting arose at the initiative of the Apostolic Nunciature, dean of the diplomatic corps in Paraguay, who hosted the meeting in the form of lunch at embassy headquarters. For more than three hours, Abdo Benítez shared with the ambassad...

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Lessons from Paraguay and Guyana’s brushes with Chinese vaccine diplomacy Click to read this article in English Photo Credit: Norberto Duarte, AFP Only four months into 2021, China is the leading exporter of COVID-19 vaccines, largely sending doses to the same developing countries prioritized by the COVAX program. Due to this dominant role in vaccine distribution, the ambition and capability of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to affect the political affairs of nations across Latin America and the Caribbean has only grown. Recent events in Guyana and Paraguay show that COVID-19 vaccin...

Beijing’s one-China principle forces countries to choose between having full diplomatic relations with Beijing or Taipei Taiwan has built thousands of homes for the poor in Paraguay, upgraded the country’s health care system, awarded hundreds of scholarships and even helped fund the futuristic Congress building in the capital, spending generously over decades to nurture their diplomatic ties. But the alliance, which makes Paraguay one of only 15 nations to have full diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and the only one in South America, is facing an existential threat as Paraguay’s quest f...

ksuadminApril 27, 2021 Ask what China’s interests are in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and any expert’s response will include trade and investment. Too often, however, one vital issue for the Chinese is overlooked: Taiwan. The ALC has a disproportionate number of countries that maintain diplomatic relations with what Beijing considers a rebel province. Of the only 14 countries that now recognize Taiwan, 9 are in the region. Panama, the Dominican Republic and El Salvador established ties with the People’s Republic of China between 2017 and 2018, switching sides. Will Paraguay...