Taiwan’s FM Is Confident of Belize’s Bipartisan Support

In September, Leader of the Opposition Moses “Shyne” Barrow made headlines when he refused to stand in the House of Representatives to support a motion celebrating thirty-five years of diplomatic relations between Belize and the Republic of China (Taiwan). Barrow expressed skepticism about Taiwan’s generosity towards Belize and accused the nation of meddling in Belizean politics. Today, we sought a response from Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Doctor Chai-Lung Lin. He confidently stated that Taiwan remains assured of Belize’s bipartisan support.

 

Dr. Chia-Lung Lin, Foreign Minister, Taiwan

“Belize is democracy so with democracy comes different opinions. That is a natural phenomenon. We are confident of a bipartisan support from your political elites and most importantly the support from the grass roots people. So generally speaking the Belizean people are quite satisfied with the partnership between our two countries. So, regardless of election competition and outcomes we are confident because we have experienced the different party leadership during the past thirty-five years and we congratulate Belizean people and your achievement in terms of democracy and rule of law and respect for human rights.”