Taipei Times
Date: Nov 17, 2017
By: Staff writer, with CNA
Diplomatic ties with the Dominican Republic have stabilized following a series of two-way
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Latin American and Caribbean Affairs head Diego Chou yesterday attends a news conference at the ministry in Taipei. Photo: Lu Yi-hsuan, Taipei Times
high level official visits over the past month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.
Fielding questions during an Oct. 18 legislative hearing, Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lee (李大維) said the ministry had sought to stabilize relations for some time amid warnings that the Caribbean ally could be moving closer to Beijing.
At the hearing, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Johnny Chiang (江啟臣) pointed to signs that the Dominican Republic could switch its allegiance from Taipei to Beijing.
Lee visited the Caribbean ally in July and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Maria Liu (劉德立) went there in August and late last month to further strengthen ties, he said at the hearing. [FULL STORY]
