Can Liquid make external API calls to render data?

[mam]

I have the same question asked about a month ago that was left unanswered.   

https://community.shopify.com/c/shopify-apps/theme-app-extension-make-an-external-api-call-to-get-da...

Shopify Partner support does not want answer either.

Does anyone know if it's possible to make an external GET API call from Liquid, so i can render external data while rendering Liquid?

This is very basic ask in template system i have work with, but for Shopify i see no obvious way?

Yes, i know an external API call can be made from Javascript/Browser, but i need to do backend rendering.

I also know that a App Proxy is a possibile, but i don't want to render an entire page with a single API call.   

I need to external data to render a portion of the page (in liquid).

Thx.

[HenryQuillin]

I have the same problem. So disappointing that Shopify hasn't addressed this