After $40 billion pledge from China, Nigeria tells Taiwan's capital office to pack its bags

On Wednesday, as China's foreign minister visited with a promise to invest another $40 billion in the country, Nigeria asked Taiwanese trade officials to move their representative office from the Nigerian capital, Abuja, to Lagos, the commercial hub. Nigeria's request reiterated its support for Beijing's "One China" policy, which demands that countries break official relations with Taiwan, as Beijing pulls economic levers in Africa and elsewhere to woo nations away from the island it regards as rebel-held territory within Chinese borders. "The foreign ministry seriously objects and condemns the unreasonable actions by the Nigerian government," Taiwan said Thursday in a statement urging Nigeria to reconsider its decision.