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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari (R) meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Abuja, Nigeria, on Jan. 11, 2017. The Nigerian government reaffirmed its commitment to One-China policy on Wednesday, saying Nigeria will stay committed to the long-standing friendship and cooperation with China. (XinhuaZhang Baoping)
The latest moves by the Chinese mainland show it has ramped up both diplomatic pressure and military deterrence against Taiwan, including navigating an aircraft carrier through the Taiwan Straits for the first time, as the island's pro-independence leader continues her cross-Pacific visit struggling to maintain foreign support.
During his visit to Africa ECCO Homme Intrinsic Sandales Tarmac , Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Nigerian counterpart Geoffrey Onyeama on Wednesday signed a joint communiqué which reiterated Nigeria's commitment to the one-China policy. Nigeria had requested Taiwan's representative office to move out of its capital Abuja a few days before.
Nigeria has revoked the consular privileges enjoyed by Taiwan's office, including withdrawing its consular number plates, Chinese ambassador to Nigeria Zhou Pingjian told the Global Times, adding that Nigeria has also imposed detailed regulations on the number of staff at Taiwan's new office in Lagos.
Taiwan has no diplomatic ties with Nigeria but maintained a representative office in Abuja in the name of handling business affairs since 1991.
The move is believed to further plunge the Taiwan administration into diplomatic isolation after Sao Tome and Principe, another West African country, cut off ties with Taiwan three weeks ago, leaving it with 21 diplomatic partners.
Wang, on the last stop of his beginning-of-the-year Africa visit which took him to Madagascar, Zambia ECCO Homme Intrinsic Sandales Noir , Tanzania and Republic of Congo, praised Nigeria's latest move.
Nigeria is the most populous country and the largest economy in Africa and the move may trigger a ripple effect on the continent, analysts said.
"It's clear that squeezing Taiwan's diplomatic space is part of Wang Yi's African visit agenda. The move is to warn Tsai Ing-wen of the consequences should she choose to go down the path of Taiwan independence," Wang Jianmin, a Taiwan expert from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times.
Tsai, who assumed office as Taiwan "president" in May last year, has yet to recognize the 1992 Consensus, which states that both sides of the Taiwan Straits recognize the one-China principle. Tsai made a direct phone call to US President-elect Donald Trump in early December ECCO Homme Cruise Sandales Noir , a move that not only broke with US-China diplomatic protocol, but also was viewed as direct provocation to the mainland.