Taiwan has again rejected South Africa’s demand that it move its representative office in the country from the capital, Pretoria, to the commercial center of Johannesburg.
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Taiwan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jeff Liu said at a news conference on Tuesday that the demand to move or shut the office entirely violated a 1997 agreement between the sides on the location of their mutual representative offices following the severing of formal diplomatic relations.South Africa maintains a liaison office in Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, and the sides have a strong commercial relationship.
, in a demand seen purely as a concession to China, which has used its influence to keep Taiwan out of the United Nations and affiliated branches such as the World Health Organization, and limit itsIn addition to diplomatic and economic pressure, China has stepped up its military threats against Taiwan, most recently holding large-scaleSouth Africa’s demand that Taiwan move its office has also drawn attention in the U.S. Congress, with Tennessee Republican Sen.
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