# Taiwan Closes Office Amid China Pressure

- Place: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (-9.4438, 147.1803)
- Published: 2026-11-07T22:10:27.651Z · expires 2026-11-14T22:10:27.651Z
- Floors (The Arena): E12 States, E10 Institutions, E11 Organizations
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/90y
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

Taiwan has closed its representative office in Papua New Guinea, citing Chinese pressure, per aljazeera.com.

The move follows reports that Taiwan is also halting liquefied natural gas purchases from the country, as noted by chinaglobalsouth.com.

Australia's foreign minister held a press conference with Papua New Guinea officials, focusing on regional cooperation, according to foreignminister.gov.au.

## Sources

- [China Pressure Drives Taiwan to Shut Papua New Guinea Office and End LNG Purchases](https://chinaglobalsouth.com/2026/11/07/china-pressure-taiwan-papua-new-guinea-office-lng-purchases/) · chinaglobalsouth.com · 2026-11-06
- [Press conference, Australia-Papua New Guinea Ministerial Forum](https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny-wong/transcript/press-conference-australia-papua-new-guinea-ministerial-forum) · foreignminister.gov.au · 2026-11-07
- [Taiwan to close representative office in Papua New Guinea, blames China](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/6/taiwan-to-close-representative-office-in-papua-new-guinea-blames-china) · aljazeera.com · 2026-11-06
- [Taiwan halts LNG purchases from Papua New Guinea, closes office citing Chinese pressure](https://pgjonline.com/news/2026/november/taiwan-halts-lng-purchases-from-papua-new-guinea-closes-office-citing-chinese-pressure) · pgjonline.com · 2026-11-06
- [Taiwan to close Papua New Guinea office, blames Chinese pressure](https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/international-relations/taiwan-tensions/taiwan-to-close-papua-new-guinea-office-blames-chinese-pressure) · asia.nikkei.com · 2026-11-06
- [Taiwan Says Closes Representative Office in Papua New Guinea, Blames China](https://cambodianess.com/article/taiwan-says-closes-representative-office-in-papua-new-guinea-blames-china) · cambodianess.com · 2026-11-07