Taiwan pulls out of Central American ParliamentBy Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporterTaiwan has withdrawn from the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) to safeguard its sovereignty and dignity after the parliament passed a proposal to replace Taiwan with China as an observer in the bloc, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday. The plaque of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pictured at the ministry’s building in Taipei in an undated photograph. The move not only divided the unity of the parliament and undermined democracy and harmony in the region, but also hurt the cooperation and friendship between Taiwan and Central America over the years, it said. The decision also “highlighted China’s intentions to undermine democracy in Central America and its ambitions to expand its power in the region,” it said. The ministry reiterated that Taiwan, a sovereign and independent country, and China do not belong to each other.
