The ambassador asks to choose between the US and China. The government says that Portugal decides



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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva, guarantees that the decision maker in Portugal is the Government, in response to the statements of the United States ambassador, who demanded that Lisbon choose between its allies and China.

The head of Portuguese diplomacy commented, in statements to the Lusa agency, and an interview by George Glass to the Portuguese weekly “Expresso”, in which he defended that Portugal has to choose between “friends and allies” the US and the “economic partner” China, warning that choosing China on issues like 5G could have defense consequences.

“The Portuguese Government registers the declarations […]. “, She said.



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