Somaliland opens Taipei office in diplomatic coup for Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The breakaway territory of Somaliland has opened a representative office in Taipei in a rare diplomatic coup for Taiwan that has already drawn Beijing’s ire. The territory’s representative to Taipei, Mohamed Hagi, says trade, security and development corporation are key aspects of “this very special relationship.“ He says the two are members of the same community of democracies founded by our shared political and economic freedoms, as well as i