The news on the Dominican Republic switch, announced in both Beijing and Santo Domingo, drew strong and swift condemnation from Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu. “President Danilo Medina of the Dominican Republic has ignored our long-term partnership, the wishes of the people of the Dominican Republic, and the years of development assistance provided by Taiwan, to accept false promises of investment and aid by China,” Wu told reporters. The Taiwan official said the Dominican Republic move was not unexpected. “This important and correct decision by the Dominican Republic absolutely accords with the basic interests of the country and its people,” Wang said. Neither Wang, nor Dominican Republic Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas Maldonado, who stood by his side at the Beijing news conference, took questions from reporters.

Source: The Express Tribune May 01, 2018 07:30 UTC