‘CONSULTATIONS’:Washington summoned its envoys to the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Panama, all of which have broken diplomatic relations with Taiwan

Taipei Times
Date: Sep 09, 2018
By: Stacy Hsu  /  Staff reporter

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday said that it has been in close contact with the

US government regarding the nation’s international space, after Washington summoned its envoys to three of Taiwan’s former diplomatic allies in Central America and the Caribbean.

“We have always been in close communications with the US government on issues related to Taiwan’s international space,” ministry spokesman Andrew Lee (李憲章) said when asked about the US Department of State’s latest move in response to China’s increasing attempts to poach Taiwan’s diplomatic allies.

However, Lee said only that the ministry has noticed the department’s announcement, but declined to comment on its individual measures.

Lee’s remarks came one day after department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a news release that it has summoned US Ambassador to the Dominican Republic Robin Bernstein, US Ambassador to El Salvador Jean Manes and the US Charge d’Affaires in Panama Roxanne Cabral.    [FULL  STORY]