Guatemalan president reaffirms support for Taiwan as Beijing applies pressure

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo reaffirmed his country’s relations with Taiwan on Thursday, as one of the dozen countries that retain formal ties to the island.

Arevalo traveled to Taipei this week for the first time since taking office last year, and he said Guatemalans “will walk together” with their “brothers” in Taiwan.

“We thank our ally for the support we have always received over these more than 90 years. We reaffirm the support of the Republic of Guatemala for the Republic of China, Taiwan,” Arevalo said, referring to the island’s formal name.”On behalf of the people of Guatemala, I extend our hand to the people of Taiwan with the confidence that we will walk together along the path toward shared well-being, which we will make more

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