TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 3 -- Two middlemen entrusted with almost $30 million in Taiwanese government funds as part of a secret effort to forge diplomatic relations with Papua New Guinea made off with the money and are refusing to give it back, according to officials in Taiwan. -
$30 Million Lost in Diplomatic Scandal, Taiwan Says
TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 3 -- Two middlemen entrusted with almost $30 million in Taiwanese government funds as part of a secret effort to forge diplomatic relations with Papua New Guinea made off with the money and are refusing to give it back, according to officials in Taiwan.-
By Jane Rickards