The Frente Guasú, a Paraguayan leftist coalition, accused President Santiago Peña of maintaining an outdated foreign policy by continuing to recognize Taiwan as a country, while the US moves closer to China. The group demands the government establish diplomatic relations with Beijing before a possible Chinese reunification.
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President Santiago Peña traveled to Taiwan with 50 business leaders to strengthen commercial and political ties, at the same time Donald Trump and Xi Jinping discussed the island's future in Beijing. Paraguay, the only South American country with full relations with Taiwan, sees its position gain strategic weight amid tensions between the powers.