Taiwan’s baseless accusations against SA

Taiwan’s recent statement – purporting that South Africa has “repeatedly violated international norms” by insisting on its sovereign right to relocate Taiwan’s representative office – is not only misleading, it smacks of political manoeuvring rather than credible concern. First and foremost, South Africa’s decision to rename and relocate the so-called “Taipei Liaison Office” is a matter of national sovereignty. As any independent nation would insist, Pretoria retains the right to manage its foreign representations as it sees fit. The claim that this decision amounts to a violation of international norms is not only unfounded – it’s a deliberate distortion aimed at undermining South Africa’s dignified exercise of self-determination. Even more egregious is the reference to South Africa’s ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, being declared “persona non grata” by…