At home, the department of international relations and cooperation has refused to engage substantively on the matter via the media and undertook to use appropriate official channels.
A senior Republican senator questioned why US President Joe Biden's administration refused to review its policy towards a "South Africa that is hostile to the US", while others blamed the Communist Party of China for manipulating South Africa.
They accused South Africa of not adhering to its non-aligned foreign policy on the Taiwan issue.
Taiwan has since indicated that it will not move the office from Pretoria and will not meet the month-end deadline set by South Africa.
It is not clear what action Pretoria might take in response.
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