Taipei reassesses ties with PNG after office closure

SHOW OF SUPPORT: The US said it was ‘deeply concerned’ about the Pacific nation’s decision, as Taiwan is a reliable partner and its relationships provide ‘significant benefits’ Staff writer, with CNA and Reuters Add TT as Preferred Source Taiwan is reassessing its economic ties with Papua New Guinea (PNG) after the Pacific nation on Wednesday unexpectedly ordered the immediate closure of Taipei’s representative office in Port Moresby, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said yesterday.The ministry convened a meeting to discuss potential responses, which included reviewing Taiwan’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchases from Papua New Guinea, Lin said, adding that the nation’s imports of about 1.2 million tonnes of LNG annually accounted for about one-third of the Pacific nation’