Hsiao slams suppression by China

‘EVERYWHERE’: The vice president said Taiwan would continue to strive for opportunities to expand global cooperation after PNG said it was closing Taiwan’s office By Ben Blanchard / Reuters Add TT as Preferred Source Taiwan faces an extremely difficult diplomatic situation because China is suppressing it “everywhere,” Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) said yesterday, after Papua New Guinea (PNG) said it was closing Taipei’s representative office in the country.The Pacific has long been an area for diplomatic competition between China and Taiwan.PNG Minister of Foreign Affairs Justin Tkatchenko on Thursday said that Taiwan’s office would be closed, drawing praise from Beijing and condemnation from Taipei. Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim speaks to reporters at the Taipei World Trade Center Nan