Taiwan Welcomes Allies Developing Relations with China - President

Posted to the web 19 August 2008 Ebrima Jaw Manneh President Ma Ying-jeou said Friday that Taiwan will be pleased to see Taiwan's allies developing substantive relations with China, just as Taiwan would like to do the same with China's allies, according to reports monitored by the Daily Observer. Ma made the remarks during a meeting with Honduras President Manuel Zelaya aboard a charter flight they took along with Guatemalan Vice President Rafael Espada from Paraguay to the Dominican Republic after attending the inauguration of Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo. In response to a question from Zelaya on how Taiwan's solid allies should react to the fact that relations between Taiwan and China have significantly improved, Ma vowed that nothing will change these longstanding friendships. "The idea of 'diplomatic reconciliation... [read full story]