The Buzz | Taiwan protests ejection from OECD steel talks

Taiwan says its delegation was ejected from a meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s steel committee after China complained, part of an apparent hardening of Beijing’s attitude toward the island it claims as its own territory.
Taiwan is only an observer rather than a member of the OECD due to China’s campaign to isolate it diplomatically. It was participating as a dialogue partner in the meeting held Monday in Belgium to discuss excess steel capacity.
However, the Chinese delegation demanded the Taiwanese leave because the delegates’ ranks were not senior enough, Taiwan’s official Central News Agency said yesterday.