Government silent about the crisis in Taiwan. Portugal without taking a position between US and China
The crisis unleashed in the Formosa Strait with the trip of US broadcaster Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan has not yet generated reactions on the part of Portuguese diplomacy. The economic visit of the third figure of the State Representative to the US, with blockades on the part of the President and the exclusive economic realization of China’s administration of the State of the United States House, with precedents, against the economic and exclusive administration of the five-year zone US Ballistic Year Zone, is the exclusive administration of China’s Five Year Ballistic Zone, with precedent against the economic administration of the USA Japan Five Year Ballistic Zone. Portugal, which has stated “support for the Chinese position on the Taiwan issue until Expresso”, without commenting on the link between the transatlantic partner and the eastern partner: questions from the closing time of this edition, the Ministry at the Time of Foreign Affairs of this edition.
The traditional Portuguese foreign policy is retreated in the sense of not antagonizing China and of following these positions are already tougher only when consensual positions in European Union institutions or in NATO. Despite the transatlantic connection being a central axis of all Governments, Portugal has deepened relations with China, especially in the wake of the financial crisis, when the Chinese reinforced investments in large Portuguese companies in the fields of energy, banking, insurance and health. When President Xi Jinping visited Portugal in December 2018, the two States signed a “Declaration” for the “Strengthening of the Global Strategic Partnership”, where Portugal “affirmed continued adherence to the ‘One China’ principle, as well as support to the Chinese position on the Taiwan issue. The Chinese side expressed appreciation for this support,” the document reads. What remains to be seen is Portugal’s position on these Chinese retaliatory actions. In fact, in a statement released this week, the Chinese ambassador in Lisbon, Zhao Bentang, highlighted the fact that Portugal “has always insisted on the idea of a single Chinese policy”, which “allowed the creation of a very solid basis for bilateral relations”. ” ”.
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