Taiwan's Tsai thanks Paraguay president-elect for maintaining ties

Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen expressed her gratitude to Paraguay president-elect Santiago Pena during phone talks Friday for his firm stance on maintaining ties, days after his victory in a race that called into question the Latin American country's diplomatic recognition of Taipei.Tsai wrote in a recent tweet she looks forward to working with Pena to "advance our bilateral cooperation" and "the well-being of our peoples." Paraguay is one of only 13 countries that maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan instead of Beijing.Pena, a former finance minister, will begin his five-year term on Aug. 15.…READ FULL ARTICLE