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Dollar Diplomacy In Decline, But Taiwanese Still Sweet On Belize
posted (May 9, 2013)
Dollar Diplomacy may be in decline, but Taiwan always has a few dollars – or a few million - to scratch the Belizean government's itches. The Taiwanese today donated five million US Dollars to Prime Minister Dean Barrow.

It is the 2013 Grant under the Bilateral Cooperation Program, which runs for the period 2013 to 2016. Taiwanese Ambassador David C. K. Wu, explained:






H.E. David C. K. Wu, Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
" This is a grant from my government to be of some of help for the construction of your infrastructure and we are very honored and very pleased to do so because you know Taiwan and Belize - we are very coridal partners."

A government release says the proceeds of the Grant are quote, "for the general benefit and well being of the people of Belize." The release adds that Government will use the funds to cover local counterpart expenditures on key infrastructure projects, including the Belize City Southside Poverty Alleviation Project Phase II, the extension of the Southern Highway to Jalacte in the Toledo District, and for the new crossing of the Macal River in San Ignacio/Santa Elena.

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