FAIR WARNING: The foreign ministry suspected the move as early as last month, when the Burkinabe president refused a visit by Tsai in lieu of another international meeting
Taipei Times
Date: May 25, 2018
By: Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter
Burkina Faso yesterday severed ties with Taiwan, the second diplomatic ally to do
Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu bows during a news conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Huang Yao-cheng, Taipei Times
so within a month, prompting Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) to tender his resignation.
However, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) did not sign off on Wu’s resignation, Presidential Office spokesman Alex Huang (黃重諺) told the Taipei Times last night.
Speaking at an impromptu news conference in Taipei yesterday evening, Wu said that although Burkina Faso has yet to establish diplomatic ties with Beijing, it goes without saying that “China is the sole factor” in the African nation’s decision.
“This is the second nation in a month, after the Dominican Republic, to have made such a move. I share the public’s sadness, anger and regret over these incidents,” said Wu, who only took over the helm of the ministry in February. [FULL STORY]
