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19 Oct, 4 tweets, 2 min read
A violent incident featuring two Chinese diplomats reportedly assaulted a Taiwanese official around October 8 emerged in Fiji. It happened in the lead-up to the celebration of #Taiwan's national day. #Wolfwarrior

asiapacificreport.nz/2020/10/19/chi…
"The incident allegedly took place on the evening of Thursday, October 8, on the fringes of a reception at the Grand Pacific Hotel hosted by the Taipei Trade Office to celebrate Taiwan’s National Day."
"Two members of the Chinese Embassy gatecrashed the function and began taking photographs of the proceedings and of those attending the function, which included members of the diplomatic corps, international organisations, NGOs and Fiji’s Chinese community."
"They were asked to leave by a male member of the Taiwanese delegation but refused to do so. Later the two Chinese embassy officials allegedly assaulted the delegation member, “beating him up so badly ” – according to these accounts – that he required hospital treatment in Suva."

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