Taiwan has shut down its representative office in Papua New Guinea, citing Chinese pressure, per Taiwan News.
The move comes after China reportedly pressured PNG to end LNG purchases from Taiwan, as noted by the Cambodianess.
Australia's foreign minister confirmed a recent ministerial forum with Papua New Guinea, according to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E12, states; the pressure it names: diplomatic closure. Its words also reach E11 organizations and E10 institutions.
Here it is a dynamic between organizations and institutions: representative office and LNG purchases (E11 organizations), with ministerial forum (E10 institutions).
The floor of states and force.
The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: representative office, LNG purchases.
The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: ministerial forum.