The Straits Times reprinted on 6 October 2025 an article by Bloomberg titled "Chinese Pressure Shreds Taiwan's Relationship with South Africa" by Antony Squazzin.
Under pressure from Beijing, the Taipei Liaison Office in the political capital of Pretoria is being forced by the South African government to move to the commercial capital of Johannesburg. There has been a steady decline in South Africa-Taiwan relations. The current head of the Taipei Liaison Office said, "we are not welcome here."
