The Taiwanese government has rejected South Africa’s demand that it move its representative office from Pretoria to Johannesburg. The government had instructed Taiwan to move by the end of October after China pressured South Africa to do so.
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung urged South Africa to uphold an agreement signed in 1997, the year Pretoria severed relations with Taipei, that Taiwan would maintain its liaison office in Pretoria. Lin said that South Africa had likewise been allowed to maintain a presence in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan.
South Africa’s decision to further downgrade relations with Taiwan, comes as the African National Congress strives to reassure longtime ally Beijing after the formation of a coalition government, analysts tell VOA.
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South Africa:
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South Africa:
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South Africa:
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Daily Maverick, 17 October 2024
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The Taipei Liaison Office in Pretoria, South Africa (file photo)
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