South Africa threatens to close its representation in Pretoria under pressure from China

South Africa has threatened to close Taiwan’s diplomatic representation in Pretoria if it is not moved out of the capital by the end of October. This was revealed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei, according to which the decision of the South African authorities was due to the increasing pressure exerted by China, which also pushed Mongolia to close the hotel in Ulan -Bator who was supposed to host last time. October 8 Taiwan National Day celebrations. South Africa has reportedly made it clear to Taipei that it has no intention of negotiating the relocation of the de facto embassy and that it will be permanently closed if Taiwan does not comply with the request. “China is forcing South Africa to oppress our country, which has caused big problems in relations between Taiwan and South Africa,” says Taipei diplomacy, which hopes that Pretoria “will not do anything that could harm bilateral relations.

The Taiwanese Foreign Ministry itself cites the separate case of the representation in Mongolia, which was supposed to celebrate the National Day of the Republic of China at the Blue Sky Hotel in Ulaanbaatar on the evening of October 8 last year. “But that afternoon, police and epidemic prevention personnel blocked access to the hotel without any warning,” claiming to have identified a suspected case of infection within the establishment. The intervention caused the cancellation of the event. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs attaches great importance to this issue. Immediately after the incident, he expressed his serious concerns to the Mongolian authorities and asked the country’s authorities to treat the incident with caution and provide a response. »

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