Taiwan official in hospital after alleged 'violent attack' by Chinese diplomats in Fiji

A physical altercation between Chinese and Taiwanese diplomats in Fiji has left a Taiwanese official in hospital with a head injury and again highlighted tensions between Beijing and Taipei in their struggle for influence across the Pacific.

The confrontation broke out on October 8 when the Taiwanese tried to stop the Chinese diplomats from taking photos of guests at the event to mark Taiwan’s National Day, a ministry spokeswoman said in a written statement.

Officials from the Chinese embassy in Fiji attempted to "gatecrash" the venue to take photos of the guests attending the event.

In a statement Monday, China's embassy in Fiji disputed Taiwan’s version of events, contending instead that Taiwan officials had been "acting provocatively against the Chinese embassy staff, who were carrying out their official duties in a public area outside the function venue."

A Fiji police spokeswoman told AFP news agency that an investigation into the Taiwanese function at the Grand Pacific Hotel was continuing and its officers were working with Fiji’s foreign affairs ministry.

Source: https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/19/asia/taiwan-china-diplomat-fiji-intl-hnk/index.html

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/19/taiwan-official-in-hospital-after-alleged-violent-attack-by-chinese-diplomats-in-fiji

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/19/taiwan-says-diplomat-injured-in-clash-with-chinese-side-in-fiji

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