Representatives from the governments of the Dominican Republic and the People’s Republic of China met on 15 May 2018 with representatives of the parents of young Dominicans who are studying in Taiwan on scholarships. The recent break in relations between Taiwan and the Dominican Republic created serious concerns for the parents of the students regarding the future of their children.
According to the Diario Libre and other newspapers the two governments provided guarantees that the scholarships would be honored and the expenses covered.
The meeting was chaired by the director of the department of Community Affairs of the Administrative Ministry of the President, Greybby Cuello, and the representative of the Chinese Office of Commercial Development, Fu Xinrong. Natalia Perez and Carol Lina’s Jimenez, who work in the departments of International Scholarships and Alumni at the Ministry of Higher Education (MESCyT) were also present together with Raymond Novo from the Ministry of the Presidency. Cuello called on all the parents whose children are studying in Taiwan to contact the Administrative Ministry of the Presidency in order to obtain more information.
The government of Taiwan had announced a suspension of the scholarship funding once the Dominican government announced it was severing relations with Taiwan.
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Diario Libre
17 May 2018
