MOFA Minister Joseph Wu was recently interviewed by The Australian’s Steve Jackson, touching on cross-Strait relations and the Taiwan model of working with our allies in the #SouthPacific
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MOFA Minister Joseph Wu was recently interviewed by The Australian’s Steve Jackson, touching on cross-Strait relations and the Taiwan model of working with our allies in the #SouthPacific.
Minister Wu pointed to the stark contrast between #Taiwan, which shares the values of #freedom and #democracy with #LikeMindedCountries, and China’s expansion of its authoritarian power wherever it ventures, including measures aimed at Taiwan, such as military threats, disinformation campaigns, economic sanctions and interference in Taiwan’s participation in the international community.
Minister Wu stated that the PRC has never ruled Taiwan, which has a democratically elected government and independent national defense, foreign relations, and monetary systems, and that Taiwan is prepared to defend its freedom and democracy against China, so will continue to strengthen its military defense capability and cooperation with like-minded countries.
Minister Wu also called the world’s attention to China’s attempts to push beyond the first island chain and manipulative actions in the Solomon Islands and Kiribati as part of its geopolitical strategy, trapping countries with #DebtDiplomacy.