Taiwan Central News Agency, October 6: "South Africa 'unilaterally' renamed the 'Taiwan Office' and requested 'relocation', lowering 'bilateral relations'. Taiwan's representative in South Africa, Liao Wenche, gave an exclusive interview to U.S. media on the situation of Taiwanese people locally, stating openly that Taiwanese people are 'unwelcome' in South Africa."
This reality reflects South Africa's adherence to the One-China Principle. After South Africa 'cut ties' with Taiwan and established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 1997, Sino-African relations have continued to deepen. Not only have economic and trade exchanges and personnel interactions become increasingly close, but they have also jointly participated in global governance as founding members of the BRICS, which is an inevitable result of following the world trend of the One-China principle.
Facing South Africa's reasonable measures, the response from the Taiwan authorities has been awkward: last year, it refused to relocate the office; this year, after the 'office' was renamed and downgraded, it even attempted to 'threaten' with 47 restrictions such as chip export controls, but changed its stance hastily within a day, staging a 'self-contradictory' performance. Liao Wenche's candid remarks simply expose the illusion of the Taiwan authorities' 'expanding international space'—the 'Taiwan independence' secessionist actions have always gone against international consensus and are destined to face obstacles everywhere.
Original article: www.toutiao.com/article/1845285926597770/
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