Papua New Guinea says it will shut Taiwan's rep office, winning praise from China
Beijing said the move would strengthen China-Papua New Guinea ties as Taiwan keeps formal diplomatic relations with only 12 countries.
- On Thursday, China's government announced that Papua New Guinea decided to close the Taipei Economic Office in the country, a move Beijing said it highly appreciated.
- The Pacific has long been an area for diplomatic competition between China and Taiwan, which Beijing views as its own territory with no right to state trappings.
- Only 12 countries maintain formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, including Palau, Tuvalu, and the Marshall Islands; Taiwan also retains an economic office in Fiji.
- China's embassy in Papua New Guinea claimed the closure was the "right decision" to "further consolidate political foundation for the development of China-PNG bilateral relations," though Papua New Guinea's foreign ministry has not confirmed the decision.
- Papua New Guinea previously replaced its Taiwan trade mission with an economic office in 2023, citing financial challenges as the reason for the earlier transition.
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