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 $50 million.
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.
Panuelo gave other examples of what he called China’s “grey zone” activities. He said that Chinese research vessels had been operating inside Micronesia’s ocean territory to spy, by mapping potential resources and submarine travel paths., he was followed around by two Chinese men, who Micronesia discovered worked for the Chinese Embassy in Fiji and included an intelligence officer.
“I was transparent with Foreign Minister Wu; we project we need an injection of approximately $50 million to meet our future needs,” Panuelo wrote. “We can and will receive this, over a three-year period, if and when we establish diplomatic relations with Taiwan.”
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