Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said Taiwan is committed to safeguarding cross-strait peace and stability and is willing to deepen semiconductor cooperation with Indonesia.
Lin made the remarks during a virtual interview with a reporter from Indonesian weekly magazine Tempo Jan. 9 in Taipei City for an article published Jan. 17.
According to Lin, China continues to leverage hybrid threats in an attempt to unilaterally change the Taiwan Strait status quo. Beijing’s geopolitical ambitions extend to Japan and the Philippines, challenging the international order established after World War II, he said, adding that China’s actions demonstrate that it is the major destabilizing force in the Indo-Pacific.
The Taiwanese government is determined to accelerate national defense reform while bolstering whole-of-society resilience to strengthen deterrence and maintain the cross-strait status quo, Lin said. He added that Taiwan’s aim is to ensure regional peace and freedom of navigation and that the country has no intention of escalation.
The foreign minister went on to say that Taiwan-Indonesia relations should be based on practical and mutually beneficial cooperation. Unlike China, Taiwan prioritizes long-term, substantive collaboration, he said, urging Indonesia to view Taiwan as an equal and trustworthy partner.
Indonesia has a vast market and huge growth potential, making it an important partner for Taiwan within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Lin said. As a critical hub in the global semiconductor supply chain, Taiwan is willing to act as a bridge linking Indonesia to the non-red supply chain formed by the U.S. and other democratic countries, he added.
Lin concluded by pledging to raise Taiwan’s international profile and deepen cooperation with Indonesia in support of its leadership role in ASEAN and shared efforts to build a free, open and secure Indo-Pacific. (YCH-E)
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Lin made the remarks during a virtual interview with a reporter from Indonesian weekly magazine Tempo Jan. 9 in Taipei City for an article published Jan. 17.
According to Lin, China continues to leverage hybrid threats in an attempt to unilaterally change the Taiwan Strait status quo. Beijing’s geopolitical ambitions extend to Japan and the Philippines, challenging the international order established after World War II, he said, adding that China’s actions demonstrate that it is the major destabilizing force in the Indo-Pacific.
The Taiwanese government is determined to accelerate national defense reform while bolstering whole-of-society resilience to strengthen deterrence and maintain the cross-strait status quo, Lin said. He added that Taiwan’s aim is to ensure regional peace and freedom of navigation and that the country has no intention of escalation.
The foreign minister went on to say that Taiwan-Indonesia relations should be based on practical and mutually beneficial cooperation. Unlike China, Taiwan prioritizes long-term, substantive collaboration, he said, urging Indonesia to view Taiwan as an equal and trustworthy partner.
Indonesia has a vast market and huge growth potential, making it an important partner for Taiwan within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Lin said. As a critical hub in the global semiconductor supply chain, Taiwan is willing to act as a bridge linking Indonesia to the non-red supply chain formed by the U.S. and other democratic countries, he added.
Lin concluded by pledging to raise Taiwan’s international profile and deepen cooperation with Indonesia in support of its leadership role in ASEAN and shared efforts to build a free, open and secure Indo-Pacific. (YCH-E)
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