Taiwan’s Last Stand in South America
Taiwan’s Last Stand in South America
A case study in how the pandemic is shaping Beijing’s influence in the region.
Since 1957, Paraguay’s government has recognized Taiwan as the “true China” Over the decades that relationship has weathered numerous storms: dictatorship, democratization, the Cold War and the rise of the mainland But in mid-April, it seemed like the status quo might finally change As the case of Paraguay suggests, the global pandemic is adding to existing pressures on Taiwan’s remaining relationships in Latin America In a virtual session on April 17, the Paraguayan Senate took a vote on whether to urge the president to change diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing The...
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