Mayor of Prague Zdenek Hrib and Taipei city Mayor Ko Wen-je pose with a signed partnership agreement between the two cities at the Old Town Hall in Prague, Czech Republic January 13, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny
SHANGHAI/TAIPEI (Reuters) - The Shanghai city government said on Tuesday it was suspending official contact with Prague after the Czech capital Prague signed a sister city agreement with Taiwan's capital, Taipei, in the latest round of Chinese-Czech diplomatic tensions.
Czech President Milos Zeman has pushed ties with China. But the capital's government has taken a much harder line, including Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib's refusal to eject a Taiwanese diplomat from a conference at the demand of a Chinese official, and his decision to fly the Tibetan flag at City Hall to highlight human rights issues.
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