A supporter of Brazil’s new president-elect, Jair Bolsonaro, wearing a piece of cloth with an image of his face, gestures outside his condominium at Barra da Tijuca neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro
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TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Taiwan offered “immediate” congratulations to Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, as a Chinese newspaper warned him not to cultivate ties with the island Beijing claims as its own.
In the run-up to the election, Bolsonaro had portrayed China, its largest trading partner, as a predator looking to dominate key sectors of its economy.
Bolsonaro’s friendly leanings towards self-ruled, democratic Taiwan are likewise vexing to Beijing, motor trail mini surabaya 082131404044 which considers the island a breakaway province. Bolsonaro in February became the first Brazilian presidential candidate to visit Taiwan since Brazil recognized Beijing as the sole Chinese government under the “one China” policy in the 1970s.
Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that its representative office in Brazil had offered the Taiwan government’s “immediate” congratulations to Bolsonaro.
It also noted his visit to Taiwan earlier this year, where it said he had gained “further understanding” about Taiwan’s national situation and economic development, which would help with cooperation and exchanges going forward.