Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-05-29

The foreign ministry and economic cooperation organization CIECA are holding an event Tuesday aimed at drumming up Taiwanese investment in Haiti. The event is taking place as Haiti’s president, Jovenel Moïse, visits Taiwan.

The foreign ministry said the event will introduce investment opportunities in Haiti. Special focus will be on opportunities in the areas of tourism, tropical agriculture, and garment finishing, areas where Haiti’s economy is competitive.

In addition to coinciding with a visit from the Haitian president, the event is taking place at a time when Taiwan is discussing its relations with its diplomatic allies. The past month has seen two countries, including Haiti’s neighbor, the Dominican Republic, cut off ties with Taiwan in favor of ties with Beijing.

Despite these diplomatic setbacks, the foreign ministry says that Taiwan will not return to the days of “checkbook diplomacy.”    [SOURCE]