Andy Barr

10/25/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/25/2024 09:44

Congressional Taiwan Caucus Co-Chairs Express Concern Over South Africa's Request to Relocate Taiwan Liaison Office

Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representatives Andy Barr (R-KY), Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, issued a statement expressing concern over South Africa's request to relocate Taiwan Liaison Office:
"South Africa's demand that Taiwan relocate its liaison office from Pretoria raises serious concerns about the extent of the PRC's influence in South Africa's affairs. We urge the South African government to reconsider this decision and reconfirm its commitment to its democratic partner Taiwan."
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