PNG unilaterally demands that I withdraw the embassy. The US State Department: Another example of China intimidating Taiwan.

Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) unilaterally announced the closure of Taiwan’s representative office in Papua New Guinea in July. Last week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it would proactively close the representative office in Papua New Guinea and take back the diplomatic initiative. In this regard, the U.S. State Department stated yesterday that it is deeply concerned about reports that PNG has unilaterally requested the closure of Taiwan's consulate, and emphasized that this is another example of China's intimidation against Taiwan and has threatened global peace and prosperity.

Undermining the sovereign decisions of various countries to cooperate with Taiwan and threatening international peace and prosperity.

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In July, PNG Foreign Minister Tkachenko announced without warning the "immediate closure" of our representative office in PNG. my country subsequently announced that it would "stop importing PNG liquid natural gas in the spot market" in response. However, the PNG government recently once again unilaterally required our personnel stationed abroad to leave the country within a time limit and required the closure of the station. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of my country announced on the 6th that based on national dignity, diplomatic independence and overall national interests, it would take the initiative to close representative offices, withdraw its personnel, and take back the diplomatic initiative.

Papua New Guinea is not alone in the suppression of our overseas embassies in the past ten years. In 2017, five non-diplomatic countries, including Nigeria, Bahrain, and Ecuador, were asked to change their names. The diplomatic missions in Fiji and South Africa were renamed and downgraded successively. There are endless cases of Taiwan being suppressed.

The U.S. State Department responded to the Central News Agency yesterday and said it was deeply concerned about reports that the Papua New Guinea government had unilaterally ordered the closure of the Taipei Economic Office in Port Moresby. It said that Taiwan is a reliable, like-minded and democratic partner, and its relations with various parts of the world have brought significant benefits to the citizens of these countries, including Papua New Guinea.

The United States pointed out that this is another example of Beijing's intimidation campaign against Taiwan and its global supporters, which "undermines the sovereign decision of all countries to choose to cooperate with Taiwan and threatens international peace and prosperity."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also emphasized that China has long used political coercion, economic inducements and diplomatic suppression to force other countries to accept its one-sided political propositions, thereby limiting Taiwan's international activity space. We call on the international community to face up to China's efforts to suppress Taiwan's international participation.