Photo: Presidencia Paraguay.
The Chinese government issued a new diplomatic warning to Paraguay following the official announcement that Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te will visit Asunción in the upcoming weeks of August 2025 to attend the country’s independence celebrations. The statement was made by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian during a press briefing on July 30, 2025.
Lin reiterated Beijing’s position that “Taiwan is an inseparable part of China” and urged Paraguay to “respect the One-China principle” and “avoid sending the wrong signals” to the international community. The spokesperson emphasized that President Lai’s visit represents a provocation at a time when China is intensifying pressure on Taiwan’s remaining diplomatic allies in Latin America.
Paraguay remains the only South American country with formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan. Despite international pressure, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña has reaffirmed the alliance with Taipei, calling it “consistent with our democratic values and foreign policy.”
Beijing warned that continuing to deepen ties with Taiwan could jeopardize potential economic opportunities with China, which has recently strengthened relations with Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador after those nations severed official ties with Taipei.
This episode marks a new high in diplomatic tensions. In December 2024, Paraguay declared a Chinese diplomat persona non grata after he publicly urged the country to recognize Beijing. With the confirmed visit of Lai Ching-te in August, the debate over Paraguay’s foreign policy position has once again become central.
Paraguayan lawmakers such as Congressman Hugo Meza have renewed calls to reassess the country’s diplomatic stance, citing the economic benefits that could come from formal ties with China.
The Taiwanese president’s upcoming visit, his first to Paraguay since taking office in May, is expected to include the signing of technical cooperation agreements and a public reaffirmation of bilateral ties.
* Original text in Spanish. Translated by Large Language Model (LLM) technology.
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China advierte a Paraguay ante inminente visita de Taiwán – Urgente 24
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