Guatemalan president arrives in Taiwan for visit slammed by China
to reinforce diplomatic ties with the island, on a visit that has drawn China’s ire.
During his visit from Monday through Thursday, Mr Giammattei is scheduled to address the Congress of Taiwan and visit a technology company in Taichung, south of Taipei. Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry condemned Beijing for using “extremely disrespectful remarks to insult our diplomatic ally and its head of state”.
In response, China staged three days of military exercises simulating targeted strikes and a blockade of the island.
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