Taiwan to close Papua New Guinea office and halt LNG buys, blaming China
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Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday it will close its representative office in Port Moresby and end liquefied natural gas purchases from Papua New Guinea after PNG again demanded staff leave by a deadline. Taipei attributes the move to Chinese political pressure and economic influence; Beijing had welcomed Port Moresby’s July decision to shut the office while Taiwan had kept it open for now. Papua New Guinea formally recognizes China; twelve countries maintain formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, among them Palau, Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands in the Pacific plus an office in Fiji.
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