April 17, 2025
Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited Malaysia from April 15 to 17. Following a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on April 16, the two sides issued a joint statement on building a high-level strategic community with a shared future. Among other spurious content, the statement falsely claimed that Taiwan was an inalienable part of Chinese territory. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) strongly condemns China for continuing to pressure other countries to issue false narratives aimed at undermining Taiwan’s sovereignty. It expresses deep regret over the content of the statement and related developments.
MOFA reaffirms that the Republic of China (Taiwan) is an independent, sovereign country and that neither the ROC (Taiwan) nor the People’s Republic of China is subordinate to the other. Taiwan remains staunchly committed to safeguarding its national sovereignty and will not concede to Chinese coercion. No claims by China that Taiwan is part of its territory can change the reality that Taiwan is a sovereign nation.
MOFA calls on nations worldwide to jointly counter China’s false narratives and not to condone China’s malicious attempts to mislead the international community. It hopes that nations will cherish their existing cooperative relations with Taiwan. Taiwan will continue to work with other countries through integrated diplomacy to advance global economic security and prosperity and contribute to regional peace and stability.