A Paraguayan senator hopes that the South American country will establish a diplomatic relationship with China as the vast Chinese market holds abundant economic opportunities for its people. Paraguay currently has no diplomatic relations with China due to its reluctance to sever official ties with China's Taiwan region. But it has a quite strong trade relationship with China. Villalba believes cooperation with China benefits the Paraguayan people. Shotlist: Paraguay - Recent: FILE: Asuncion, Paraguay - April 27-28, 2023 1. Paraguay's presidential palace; 2. National flag of Paraguay; 3. Aerial shot of cityscape; Paraguay - Recent 4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Ever Villalba, senator, Paraguay's Liberal Party: "It is working to try to install the debate so that we analyze the possibility of establishing diplomatic relations, because we have commercial relations, but without diplomatic relations. We're doing in this regard. Paraguay has 30 percent of all imports from China. So, I think it is time to analyze the possibility of making a turn in our diplomatic relations."; FILE: Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, south China - Date Unknown 5. Various of port facilities, containers, vessels; Paraguay - Recent 6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Ever Villalba, senator, Paraguay's Liberal Party: "It is a big country, a country with more than 1.4 billion inhabitants, everything we produce can be useful. It is an economic opportunity and in that relationship with a giant like China there could be many advantages for the Paraguayan people."; FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown 7. Aerial shots of Chinese national flag, Tian'anmen Rostrum, Chang'an Avenue. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]