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Taiwan to order Nigerian office to leave Taipei


Taipei – Taiwan has lodged a sturdy protest in opposition to Nigeria after it closed its exchange workplace in its capital, Abuja,  the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated Saturday.

Reports have it that Taiwanese authorities may also ask the Nigerian trade workplace to move out of Taipei in a reciprocal pass, in the wake of a spate of movements taken by the Nigerian authorities against Taiwan, the ministry of overseas affairs said Saturday.

The ministry said that during January, the Nigerian government advised Taiwan to move its workplace from the capital, exchange the name of the office — the trade undertaking of the republic of china (Taiwan), Abuja, federal republic of Nigeria — and cut the number of group of workers inside the workplace.

Nigeria also demanded on march 31 that Morgan Chao (趙家寶), director of the alternate office, depart the country, as it couldn't assure his protection. Chao has due to the fact returned to Taiwan.

Nigeria then sent army employees on June 30 to seal off the change workplace and forced the team of workers to leave.

The ministry has lodged a extreme protest over the problem, urging the Nigerian government to stop its radical approach, withdraw navy personnel straight away and engage in rational speak.

The ministry stated that when Nigeria advised Taiwan to alternate the name of its office, relocate to another city and scale back its workforce, Taiwan has coordinated with the Nigerian authorities with a view to find a answer proper to both sides.

After those efforts failed, the workplace started to relocate to Nigeria's Lagos town, and the ministry expressed deep regret over what it defined as the Nigerian authorities’s “rough and unfriendly technique.”

The ministry said Nigeria also dispatched army personnel to seal off the office in can also 2004 for 5 months. After negotiations, Nigeria agreed to allow the office maintain to stay within the capital.

Taiwan will consider follow-up traits earlier than selecting reciprocal measures for the Nigerian change workplace in Taiwan, the ministry stated.

Nigeria’s technique is extensively seen as a part of china’s stepped-up efforts to strain Taiwan for the reason that administration of president Tsai ing-wen (蔡英文) took office on may additionally 20, 2016 and adopted a much less conciliatory attitude in the direction of china than its predecessor.

In mid-June, panama announced its switching of diplomatic ties from Taipei to Beijing and the reducing of all professional ties with Taiwan, a choice that left simplest 20 countries that formally understand the republic of china.
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