Shanghai suspends contacts with Prague over its Taipei deal

China's financial hub Shanghai today announced its suspension of all official interactions with the Czech capital Prague after the latter signed a partnership agreement with Taiwan's capital Taipei, the Reuters agency has reported. Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib (Pirates) and Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je signed an agreement on economic, trade and cultural cooperation between the two cities in Prague on Monday. Last October, the Prague City hall terminated its sister agreement with Beijing, the capital of China, due to their dispute over the deletion of the pact's article saying that Prague recognises the policy of One China.