Mystery of Taiwan’s millions for PNG
Saturday, May 3rd, 20083/5/08
More than $30 million vanished into private hands when Taiwan tried to forge diplomatic ties with Papua New Guinea, a scandal that could hurt the island’s image and embarrass the departing President. Taiwan’s foreign ministry has asked prosecutors to pursue two foreign nationals appointed in 2006 to offer PNG $T1 billion ($35 million) in aid, the Foreign Minister, James Huang, told a news conference yesterday. The aid was meant to persuade PNG to ditch ties with China in favour of Taiwan.
