Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Mao Ning.

(Reuters file photo)

[Reporter Yang Chengyu/Report from Taipei] At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China on March 31, a reporter from the China Global Television Network (CGTN), the official Chinese media, asked for evidence and said that it is understood that Guatemala will soon send a senior When foreign diplomats visited China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning responded that he hoped that Guatemala would "recognize the general situation" and make "the right choice" as soon as possible.

In this regard, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of my country criticized this as China's "absurd drama" on the same day, pointing out that China has recently released fake information that smears my country's diplomatic work in an attempt to interfere with the results of President Tsai's visit.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the so-called "high-level Guatemala officials visited China" in the report has been personally stated to the Chinese government by Guatemala Foreign Minister Mario Búcaro that the statement is absurd and groundless, and is purely false. Nonsense, and once again on behalf of the Guatemala government warmly welcome President Tsai to lead a delegation to visit.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that Guatemala is a loyal friend of my country, and the relationship between the two countries is extremely close and friendly.

Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei has firmly stood up for Taiwan. In addition to strongly speaking out for Taiwan on various international occasions, President Tsai led a delegation to visit Guatemala this time at the warm invitation of President Giammattei.

Cabinet officials of the Guarantee government will also accompany Jia Maidai to welcome President Tsai's visit, which fully demonstrates the solid and stable relationship between Taiwan and Gua.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticizes that China has released false information one after another through the media in recent days to smear my country's diplomatic work, conduct cognitive warfare against China's public opinion, and attempt to interfere with the effect of President Tsai's visit. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on Chinese people to recognize the truth and not fall into the trap of China And was misled.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that China has always spared no effort to suppress our country's diplomatic space. In addition to continuing to pay close attention to prevention, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also warned the Beijing authorities that Taiwan, the Republic of China, is a sovereign and independent country that is not affiliated with the People's Republic of China. This is the fact and the status quo Therefore, my country's exchanges with its allies will not allow other countries to comment, and will not succumb to the pressure and coercion of the Chinese authoritarian government.

Our country will uphold the values ​​of freedom and democracy, actively unite with allies and like-minded countries, work together to maintain regional peace and stability, and strive for Taiwan's due international status.