Chinese diplomats leave Labor conference in Adelaide after requesting Taiwan representatives be ejected
- Chinese diplomats left Labor's national conference after complaining to ALP National Secretary Paul Erickson about the presence of Taiwanese officials at the high-profile political gathering in Adelaide.
- Three Chinese diplomats observing the conference confronted Mr Erickson on Thursday morning to demand that two representatives from Taiwan's de facto embassy in Canberra — the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Australia — be ejected from the venue.
- The incident was first reported by The Australian on Thursday.
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- Chinese diplomats left Labor's national conference after complaining to ALP National Secretary Paul Erickson about the presence of Taiwanese officials at the high-profile political gathering in Adelaide.
- Three Chinese diplomats observing the conference confronted Mr Erickson on Thursday morning to demand that two representatives from Taiwan's de facto embassy in Canberra — the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Australia — be ejected from the venue.
- The incident was first reported by The Australian on Thursday.
Sources: Abc