He won the election! Promised to establish diplomatic relations with China Guatemala | Candidate | China
According to CCTV News, on the evening of August 20th local time, the vote counting results released on the website of the Supreme Electoral Court of Guatemala showed that according to the statistics of 95.29% of the votes, the candidate of the "Seed Movement" party, Bernardo Arevalo, had a vote share of 59.12%, significantly leading the National Hope Union candidate Sandra Torres with 36.15%, and won the election.
Bernardo Arevalo was born in October 1958 and is the son of former President Juan Jose Arevalo. He has served as the Ambassador of Guatemala to Spain, Member of Parliament, and General Secretary of the Seed Movement Party.
And now, Arevalo, who has won the election, has publicly stated that he will recognize the One China principle and establish diplomatic relations with China after being elected.
My Ministry of Foreign Affairs also responded to this matter at a press conference on August 14th.
On August 14th, during a regular press conference hosted by spokesperson Wang Wenbin of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a reporter asked: According to reports, recently, Guatemalan political scholars analyzed that the candidate of the Guatemalan Seed Movement Party, Arevalo, is likely to win in the second round of the presidential election. After being elected, Arevalo will recognize the One China principle and establish diplomatic relations with China. What is China's comment on this?
Wang Wenbin: There is only one China in the world, and the government of the People's Republic of China is the only legitimate government representing China. Taiwan is an inseparable part of China's territory. The One China principle is a recognized norm in international relations and a universal consensus in the international community. The fact that 182 countries have established diplomatic relations with China fully proves that establishing diplomatic relations with China is the correct choice to follow the trend of historical development and the trend of progress of the times.
China is Guatemala's second largest source of imports and fifth largest export destination. Recognizing the One China principle and developing relations with China are in line with the fundamental interests of the Guatemalan country and people. We hope that Guatemala chooses to stand on the right side of history and make the right choices that are in line with the fundamental and long-term interests of its own country and people.
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