¿Por qué Guatemala reconoce a Taiwán y no a China?

Guatemala has recognized Taiwan since 1933—one of the oldest and strongest diplomatic ties in Latin America. But China now accounts for 20% of all Guatemalan imports. So, what's the best course of action? To continue with Taiwan or to shift toward Beijing? Roberto Wagner, a leading figure in Guatemalan geopolitics and a university professor, returns for the second time to Polifonía to answer the question everyone is asking—and to reveal that we're framing it incorrectly. In this episode we discuss: • Why there is a "China" and a "Taiwan" and what happened in 1949 to divide them • ​​The history behind the Guatemala-Taiwan relationship, from the internal armed conflict to the present day • Why Guatemala is now the largest country (in population and GDP) that still recognizes Taiwan • "Dollar diplomacy": stadiums, highways, and scholarships as diplomatic currency • What happened when Costa Rica, Honduras, and Nicaragua broke off relations with Taiwan • The chip route and Taiwanese semiconductors: why Taiwan remains strategically indispensable • The Trump-Xi Jinping summit and what it means for Guatemala and Central America • The right question: not what China or Taiwan gives us, but what Guatemala offers the world • Guatemala as the 0.1% of world trade: opportunity or curse • What Roberto Wagner would do as Guatemala's foreign minister A deep, unfiltered, and completely accessible conversation to understand one of the most relevant geopolitical issues for Guatemala and Latin America. 2025. 🎙️ Polyphony — We make mainstream voices go viral with profound messages. 📍 Guatemala | Latin America | Geopolitics | International Politics | Taiwan | China