Mainland China has reportedly prohibited coffee and Hawaii from Guatemala to enter the country. President of Guatemala Arevaro said that it is speculated that it may be due to the diplomatic relations between Guatemala and Taiwan.
Joint Reuters and Taiwan joint newspapers reported that the Guatemara Exporter Association notified on Thursday (May 23) that in recent days, customers and operators in mainland China have notified the country's coffee and Hawaiian bean productionShanghe exporters: The goods from Guatemala will be detained in the port of China because China is now prohibited from importing these products from Guatemala.
The guild said that at least seven container at least seven containers have been detained and cannot enter China.
In this regard, Arewalo said on the live question and answer session on Tiktok on Friday (May 24), "As we all know, the new Taiwan government with Digamara (diplomatic relations) has a relationship with the relationship with Guatemala.The inauguration ceremony, "may occur with some disputes with mainland China."
Arevaro said that the Guatemara government is working hard to solve this problem, but has not received a response from Beijing.
Guatemala, China, is one of the few countries that maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan. The Guatemala Foreign Minister Martinez also attended the inauguration of Taiwan's new president Lai Qingde on May 20.
When asked about related issues on Friday afternoon, Wang Wenbin, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mainland China, did not confirm the above ban.
Wang Wenbin said that China and Guatemala have no diplomatic relations, and "I don't have the situation you are talking about."However, he attacked Arevaro and Lai Qingde to hold a video meeting. Martinez attended the 520 inauguration ceremony in Taiwan, seriously trampled on a China principle, and China condemned it.
He said that a Chinese principle is the fundamental prerequisite for China to cooperate with all countries including Guatemala. This situation is not conducive to Guatemala and China 'cooperation in products including the country.