Tuvalu Foreign Minister Simon Kofe has reportedly withdrawn from the United Nations Ocean Conference after China opposed the attendance of three Taiwanese delegates.
Tuvalu Foreign Minister Simon Kofe at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda on 26 June 2022.Tuvalu Foreign Minister Simon Kofe withdrew from the United Nations Ocean Conference in Portugal, after China challenged the accreditation of three Taiwanese delegates included in Tuvalu's delegation, Radio New Zealand reported.
Tuvalu has had diplomatic ties with Taiwan since 1979, and is one of 14 countries that continues to have diplomatic relations with Taiwan rather than China.Taiwan's Foreign Ministry thanked Tuvalu for its support, and expressed condemnation of China. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian reiterated Beijing's stance that Taiwan is part of China.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian has reiterated China's stance that Taiwan is part of China.Solomon Islands journalist Dorothy Wickham said it is likely that Minister Kofe will travel to Australia after the cancelled engagement in Portugal.
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