China on Wednesday commended Papua New Guinea for its decision last week to close Taiwan’s economic office in Port Moresby, saying that recognizing the mainland as the sole legal government of China “represents the right cause and the trend of the times.” Zhang Han, spokeswoman for China’s State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said at a press conference that Beijing “highly commends” the decision by Papua New Guinea. She also criticized the self-ruled island’s government for “stubbornly clinging to a separatist stance,” adding it will face “setbacks in the international arena.” The Communist-led mainland regards Taiwan as a renegade province to […]...Keep on reading: China commends Papua New Guinea for decision to close Taiwan office