A directive from the Foreign Ministry urged the entire executive branch not to have ties with that island territory, because Colombia adheres to the “One China” policy.
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The Government of Gustavo Petro is strengthening its relations with China and this step was taken with an internal order that has all the components of a foreign policy move.
The Casa de Nariño urged public officials to refrain from having relations with Taiwan, arguing that the Colombian State adheres to the “One China” policy that the Xi Jinping administration applies in Asia.
The request was made through a directive signed by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francisco Coy, in February, at a time when he had taken office as acting foreign minister.
In this one reads that “I would like to draw your attention to the importance of embracing and applying the ‘One China’ principle by all civil servants belonging to the executive branch.”
In that same letter he urged that “all public entities of the State” keep in mind that the only authority they recognize as legitimate is China and that there are no official diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
The real name of Taiwan is “Republic of China” and its functioning as an independent State, despite the fact that it is not recognized in such a way by bodies such as the United Nations, has been possible thanks to the support of powers such as the United States.
“All officials of the public sector of the national, departmental and municipal order must refrain from having contact, meetings and / or demonstrations of support with officials from the region of Taiwan, China”, document continues.
That island is an island nation that proclaimed itself as an independent state, but that Beijing wants to keep under its jurisdiction due to the historical ties that both territories have had.
