The Chinese communist regime on Monday insisted that Panama puts the “One China Principle” into practice to preserve its diplomatic ties with China after a group of Panamanian lawmakers recently established a friendly working group with legislators from Taiwan.
\n\nLast week, members of the Panamanian National Assembly announced the creation of a “Panama-Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group” that aims to strengthen friendly ties between the two legislatures and explore options for mutual bilateral benefit opportunities. The Panamanian side of the group includes 43 of its 71 Congressmen — over half of the nation’s elected lawmakers.
\n\nThe Chinese communist regime has fiercely condemned the Panama-Taiwan parliamentary working group over the past days. Panama, during the administration of former President Juan Carlos Varela, cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 2017 and rapidly embraced China and the Chinese Communist Party’s “One China Principle” which falsely claims that there is only one China in the world and Taiwan is a “province” of China rather than a sovereign nation.
\n\nPanamanian outlets reported at the time that Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), co-chair of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, congratulated both sides over the friendly group’s creation — which appears to have further upset China.
\n\nSpeaking at a Monday…
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