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Politics
/ 23 October 2024

DA and IFP to challenge ultimatum over Taiwan office closure in cabinet

By Emsie Ferreira
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Dirco has denied that the instruction to close the de facto embassy came from China. (Photo by I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images)

Taiwan on Tuesday rejected South Africa’s demand that it close its office in Pretoria as ‘unreasonable’

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