Deputy Foreign Minister François Chih-chung Wu said Taiwan is committed to working with like-minded countries to protect peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific and around the world.
Wu called in from Taipei City to speak with Daniel Vallot April 29 for a program published the same day on the French news network Radio France Internationale.
The container shipping volume through the Taiwan Strait exceeds that of the Panama Canal or Suez Canal, and its strategic importance is on par with the Strait of Hormuz, Wu said, adding that maintaining the cross-strait status quo aligns with the shared interests of the international community.
The deputy foreign minister said that Japan’s participation in regional exercises with Indo-Pacific partners is a demonstration of the increased cooperation that has seen the formation of a security network to safeguard the regional status quo.
Wu reiterated that Taiwan is open to dialogue with China while staunchly opposing any political preconditions set by Beijing, such as accepting its “one China policy.” He said to do so would require recognizing Taiwan as part of China, which would reframe any discussion of the Taiwan Strait as a domestic concern of China’s alone and undermine international support for Taiwan.
When asked about President Lai Ching-te’s postponed visit to Eswatini, Wu responded that China has extended its suppression of Taiwan to international airspace and violated the international freedom of overflight. He cautioned that if the international community acquiesces to such political interference, it may set a negative example for the international aviation order and affect global common interests. (YCH-E)
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Wu called in from Taipei City to speak with Daniel Vallot April 29 for a program published the same day on the French news network Radio France Internationale.
The container shipping volume through the Taiwan Strait exceeds that of the Panama Canal or Suez Canal, and its strategic importance is on par with the Strait of Hormuz, Wu said, adding that maintaining the cross-strait status quo aligns with the shared interests of the international community.
The deputy foreign minister said that Japan’s participation in regional exercises with Indo-Pacific partners is a demonstration of the increased cooperation that has seen the formation of a security network to safeguard the regional status quo.
Wu reiterated that Taiwan is open to dialogue with China while staunchly opposing any political preconditions set by Beijing, such as accepting its “one China policy.” He said to do so would require recognizing Taiwan as part of China, which would reframe any discussion of the Taiwan Strait as a domestic concern of China’s alone and undermine international support for Taiwan.
When asked about President Lai Ching-te’s postponed visit to Eswatini, Wu responded that China has extended its suppression of Taiwan to international airspace and violated the international freedom of overflight. He cautioned that if the international community acquiesces to such political interference, it may set a negative example for the international aviation order and affect global common interests. (YCH-E)
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