Chad’s Switch to Beijing’s Side Draws Angry Response in Taiwan – Keith Bradsher

From the New York Times:

Taiwan’s foreign minister warned Monday that Beijing’s establishment of diplomatic relations over the weekend with Chad, one of Taiwan’s few remaining allies, would hurt relations across the Taiwan Strait.

Foreign Minister James Huang of Taiwan said the switch in diplomatic relations followed two months of secret meetings between Chadian and Chinese diplomats in New York and Paris, as part of an effort by Chad to buy peace on its eastern border.

“It’s actually a setup by the P.R.C. to humiliate Taiwan and that’s not acceptable, and it’s going to have repercussions in terms of cross-straits relations,” Mr. Huang said. [Full Text]


Also see China Daily’s version “Chad cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan

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