Paraguay expels Chinese envoy over Taiwan ‘interference’

Paraguay expels Chinese envoy over Taiwan ‘interference’

Paraguay canceled a low-level Chinese diplomat’s visa and ordered him to leave the country, Paraguay’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, after the envoy appeared to push lawmakers to reconsider Paraguay’s friendly relationship with Taiwan.

The Foreign Ministry accused Xu Wei of “interference in domestic affairs,” while the Taiwanese Embassy in the country accused him of having “infiltrated” Paraguay to try to undermine its relationship with Chinese-claimed Taiwan.