Micronesia's president accused China of 'political warfare' in a letter to other national leaders and discussed switching diplomatic allegiance from China to Taiwan in exchange for US$50 million.
The aerial photo shows the area near Pohnpei International Airport in Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia, on Aug. 5, 2019. Micronesia's president accused China of "political warfare" in a letter to other national leaders and discussed switching diplomatic allegiance from China to Taiwan in exchange for US$50 million.
The letter represented an unusually frank assessment of China's motives in the region and laid bare the financial incentives for smaller countries to switch diplomatic allegiance. He gave examples, saying that when the vice president was a senator, he was asked by China's ambassador to accept an envelope filled with money, which he refused."We noted relevant reports, in which the smear and accusations against China are completely inconsistent with the facts," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a daily briefing Friday.
He said that when he traveled to Fiji in July to attend the Pacific Islands Forum, he was followed around by two Chinese men, who Micronesia discovered worked for the Chinese Embassy in Fiji and included an intelligence officer.
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