The Group of Seven leaders’ affirmation of the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is sincerely appreciated, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said June 18.
In the Chair’s Summary following their meeting June 15-17 in Kananaskis, Canada, the G7 leaders highlighted their concerns about China’s destabilizing activities in the East and South China Seas and the necessity of maintaining cross-strait peace and stability, the MOFA said. They emphasized the importance of a free, open, prosperous and secure Indo-Pacific, based on the rule of law, and urged Beijing to refrain from market distortions and harmful overcapacity, the ministry added.
The event followed a meeting between Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Finland President Alexander Stubb June 11 in Tokyo. The joint statement released afterward expressed similar sentiments, outlining Japan and Finland’s strong opposition to any unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East and South China Seas by force or coercion and call for a peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues, the MOFA said.
In response, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung thanked Japan and other like-minded partners for continuing to draw the international community’s attention to the Taiwan Strait situation during international gatherings, including the U.S.-Japan leaders’ summit in February and Japan’s summit meetings with Latvia and Guatemala in May. The minister further expressed appreciation to G7 members for their staunch support reflected in joint statements issued by the group’s foreign ministers in March and April.
Such actions demonstrate international consensus on the indispensability of cross-strait peace and stability to global security and prosperity, Lin said. As a responsible member of the global community, Taiwan will continue to work with partners worldwide to safeguard a free and open Indo-Pacific, he added. (YCH-E)
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In the Chair’s Summary following their meeting June 15-17 in Kananaskis, Canada, the G7 leaders highlighted their concerns about China’s destabilizing activities in the East and South China Seas and the necessity of maintaining cross-strait peace and stability, the MOFA said. They emphasized the importance of a free, open, prosperous and secure Indo-Pacific, based on the rule of law, and urged Beijing to refrain from market distortions and harmful overcapacity, the ministry added.
The event followed a meeting between Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Finland President Alexander Stubb June 11 in Tokyo. The joint statement released afterward expressed similar sentiments, outlining Japan and Finland’s strong opposition to any unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East and South China Seas by force or coercion and call for a peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues, the MOFA said.
In response, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung thanked Japan and other like-minded partners for continuing to draw the international community’s attention to the Taiwan Strait situation during international gatherings, including the U.S.-Japan leaders’ summit in February and Japan’s summit meetings with Latvia and Guatemala in May. The minister further expressed appreciation to G7 members for their staunch support reflected in joint statements issued by the group’s foreign ministers in March and April.
Such actions demonstrate international consensus on the indispensability of cross-strait peace and stability to global security and prosperity, Lin said. As a responsible member of the global community, Taiwan will continue to work with partners worldwide to safeguard a free and open Indo-Pacific, he added. (YCH-E)
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