Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/12/13
By: Ku Chuan and Evelyn Kao

Taipei, Dec. 13 (CNA) Taiwan has no plan to follow the United States’ lead and recognize

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Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and does not intend to move its representative office in Israel from Tel Aviv, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official said Wednesday.

Antonio Chen (陳俊賢), director-general of the ministry’s Department of West Asian and African Affairs, made the remarks in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement on Dec. 6 that the United States formally recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and plans to relocate its embassy there.

When asked by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Tsai Shih-ying (蔡適應) at a legislative hearing whether Taiwan recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Chen said “No,” adding that the representative office in Israel remains in Tel Aviv.    [FULL  STORY]