# Taiwan to close Papua New Guinea office, blaming Chinese pressure

https://mins.news/en/item/132766

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-06 16:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/6/taiwan-to-close-representative-office-in-papua-new-guinea-blames-china?traffic_source=rss

> Taiwan says it will close its representative office in Papua New Guinea and stop buying liquefied natural gas from the country, accusing China of applying political pressure. Taipei will also halt new spot-purchase contracts and end technical cooperation and assistance programmes.