Paraguay Expels Chinese Envoy for Meddling in Internal Affairs Regarding Taiwan

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Paraguay has expelled a visiting Chinese envoy for "interference in domestic affairs" regarding Taiwan. The envoy addressed lawmakers in the country's Congress about Paraguay's formal relations with Taiwan and urged them to switch to China.

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00:00Paraguay has expelled a Chinese envoy for urging lawmakers to break off ties with Taiwan.

00:07Paraguay's foreign ministry says it cancelled the visa of visiting envoy Xu Wei on the grounds

00:11that he interfered in internal affairs.

00:14He was given 24 hours to leave the country.

00:17Xu was part of a delegation for an annual UNESCO meeting, but he skipped that to meet

00:22lawmakers.

00:24He called on them to ditch Taiwan and bolster ties with China instead.

00:28Paraguay is one of just 12 countries in the world that recognize Taiwan.

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