South Africa’s call for Taiwan office move faces rejection

Taiwan has turned down South Africa’s request to relocate its representative office from Pretoria, the capital, to Johannesburg, the commercial hub.

Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jeff Liu stated during a news conference that the request to relocate or close the office breached a 1997 agreement between the two Nations. “The South African government’s demands have violated the 1997 agreement between Taiwan and South Africa,…