On June 17, Macedonian foreign minister Ilinka Mitreva traveled to Beijing to talk with PRC foreign minister Tang Jiaxuan about a diplomatic switch. Once it was clear that the situation was beyond hope, the ROC government acted to preserve Taiwan's dignity by severing ties with Macedonia before the latter signed a communique with Beijing.
六月十七日，馬其頓外長米翠瓦遠赴北京，與中共外長唐家璇展開復交會談，我國眼見勢不可為，為維持國格與國家尊嚴，因此趕在馬其頓與北京簽署聯合公報前，斷然宣布兩國斷交。