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More from #Taiwan's @MOFA_Taiwan on the decision to sever ties with #Honduras: Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said Honduras' request for assistance from Taiwan included funding hospitals, reservoirs and repayment of Honduras' debt. cna.com.tw/news/aipl/2023…
Wu said all three projects totaled US$2.45 billion and it "felt like a request for money rather than hospitals."
Wu pointed out that China's inducements to Honduras have never stopped, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the embassy are aware of the relevant information and have been handling it carefully.
He said although #Taiwan, out of its traditional friendship, has offered assistance within its capacity and with the utmost sincerity, Honduras still made arbitrary demands and even publicly released misinformation, causing harm to the Taiwanese government.
Wu added that all the details of Honduras' request to #Taiwan have records so there won't be any mistakes or misunderstandings.
Wu explained that Taiwan's approach to assisting other countries is project-oriented, including assistance in construction, equipment procurement, and post-operation. He said #Taiwan won't directly give 90 million US dollars for the local country to build projects by itself.
Wu used Guatemala as an example, saying that there is also a hospital built with the help of Taiwan and it was built "very well." He said the Guatemalan government is thankful for Taiwan's support.
He said if a country is only asking money from #Taiwan but are not looking to execute it through collaborative projects, then it's not in Taiwan's interests to pursue these requests.
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