Gambian president tells China previous ties with Taiwan were a mistake

(180904) -- BEIJING, Sept. 4, 2018 (Xinhua) -- Gambian President Adama Barrow attends the roundtable meeting of the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 4, 2018. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)(mcg)

(180904) -- BEIJING, Sept. 4, 2018 (Xinhua) -- Gambian President Adama Barrow attends the roundtable meeting of the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 4, 2018. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)(mcg)

Published Sep 7, 2018

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JOHANNESBURG - Gambian President Adama Barrow told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday that his country’s previous ties with self-ruled Taiwan had been a “huge mistake”, and he thanked China for all the help it had given subsequently. 

China resumed ties with Gambia in 2016, after it ended formal relations with Taiwan, claimed by China as a wayward province with no right to diplomatic relations, Reuters reported.

-  African News Agency (ANA)

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