In 1960, Yang was recalled to the ROC to take up a new position as head of the African desk of the West Asian Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the same year, as he expected, 17 African nations became independent, and formed a powerful bloc in the United Nations.
一九六○年，楊西昆奉調回國擔任外交部亞西司長，主管對非洲業務，同年有十七個非洲國家先後獨立。