Officials said this on Thursday. China is trying to isolate Taiwan. The United States has called the move a "milestone." News AFP.
Taipei said it had signed an agreement with Guyana last month to open a commercial office.
Welcoming Taipei's move, Julie Chang, acting assistant secretary of state at the State Department's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, wrote on Twitter: "This milestone will benefit both countries and accelerate security, democratic values , and prosperity in the region."
The US Embassy in Guyana said in a statement that "closer ties with Taiwan will further develop Guyana's relationship with the country, which is based on democratic values and transparency." It will also strengthen mutual trust.
Despite strong objections from China, 15 countries have officially recognized Taiwan as an independent state. China thinks Taiwan is a province separated from them. Beijing has never ruled out the possibility of China using force if Taiwan declares independence. China and Taiwan have been governed separately since 1949.
Taiwan's foreign ministry says Guyana took a temporary initiative to open a commercial office in the country on January 15. Now, if Guyana opens an office in Taiwan, they will get the same benefits. Taiwan claims that several Chinese warplanes crashed into its southwestern air defense zone late last month.
The United States has called on Beijing to end pressure on Taiwan. But China believes Taiwan's democratically elected government is preparing to formally declare independence. Preparing for the announcement. Although Taiwan's President Tsai Ying-wen has repeatedly said that Taiwan is already an "independent country" and its official name is "The Republic of China".
"Taiwan is an integral part of China," Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian told a news conference on the sidelines of a recent exercise by the Chinese Air Force. These actions by the Chinese People's Liberation Army are necessary to monitor the current security situation in the Taiwan Strait and to ensure China's national sovereignty and security.
Noting that a handful of people are demanding Taiwan's independence, Wu Qian said the move was prompted by provocations and foreign intervention by "Taiwan Independence" forces. "We want to warn Taiwan's freedom fighters," he said. For those who are playing with fire, the fire will burn them. Taiwan's independence means war. "
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council says China should think and talk. It is not right to underestimate the determination of this island state to uphold its sovereignty, independence, and democracy.
Condemning the Chinese threat, the Taiwanese president vowed to protect his country's independence and avoid repression.
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