By Zoila Palma: Following the revocation of his U.S. visa, Attorney Godfrey Smith said that he believes his U.S. visa was cancelled due to his ties with China.
Smith said that he had met with officials of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and arranged a visitor programs for Belizean journalists and academia professionals.
During an interview with 7news Belize, Smith said that he believes Belize should switch diplomatic relations from Taiwan to China because he says China is poised to overtake the U.S. as an economic giant.
“And may I just at this point, too-because I know what social media is like-I do not get paid by the Chinese government to do this. So this is strictly out of belief, policy belief, philosophical belief, ideological belief that this is the way to go, and people should come… Belizeans should be aware of what China means and represents.
Why have diplomatic relations with a little district or a province of a giant superpower poised to overtake the United States as the economic and military giant in the future, if not already?,” Smith said.
Smith has indicated that he does not intend to reapply for a U.S. visa.
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By Zoila Palma: Following the revocation of his U.S. visa, Attorney Godfrey Smith said that he believes his U.S. visa was cancelled due to his ties with China. Smith said that he had met with officials of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and arranged a visitor programs for Belizean journalists and academia professionals. During an
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