Paraguay–Taiwan relations

Taiwanese–Paraguayan relations

Paraguay
Taiwan

The Republic of Paraguay and the Republic of China (Taiwan) established diplomatic relations on 8 July 1957.

Paraguay does not conform to the One China policy and is one of the 12 countries in the world (and the only one in South America) that recognized the ROC as the sole legitimate government of "China". Paraguay has had an embassy in Taipei since 1999. Taiwan has an embassy in Asunción and a Consulate-General in Ciudad del Este.

The two are antipodes of each other. The ROC is the second state in Asia (after Japan) to have diplomatic relations with Paraguay. In public media, the relationship between the two countries has been described as a historic friendship. Paraguay's relationship with Taiwan endured principally because of donations and loans; this method is criticized by governmental leaders for suspected corruption.

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