After Nauru, Taiwan ally Guatemala mulls switching sides, likely to initiate commercial ties with China

Follow us on Image Source : REUTERS Foreign Minister Carlos Ramiro Martinez Guatemala City: In yet another jolt to Taiwan, Guatemala is considering reaching out to develop formal trade ties with China, the Central American country’s foreign minister told Reuters on Monday. Although the central American country said it plans to maintain its existing relations with Taiwan. The Central American country is one of a handful of Taiwan’s remaining allies, as countries increasingly side with the world’s second largest economy China, which claims democratically-ruled Taiwan as its territory. “We are going to continue working with Taiwan at the levels we…