Taiwan reviews Papua New Guinea LNG imports after economic office’s forced closure

Taiwan is reviewing liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from Papua New Guinea after the Pacific nation said it would close Taipei’s unofficial representative office.PNG announced last week that it would immediately shut down the office, with Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko saying the move reflected the government’s “unwavering commitment to the China-policy" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="168111" data-entity-type="topic">one-China policy” ahead of the 50th anniversary of the country’s diplomatic ties with Beijing.Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian swiftly welcomed the decision, saying Beijing “highly commends” the closure of the Taipei-economic-office" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="168112" data-entity-type="organization">Taipei Economic Office. He described it as further proof that adherence to the one-China principle “reflects the will of the international community and the prevailing trend of the times”.