April 7, 2023 The head of state of the Republic of China (Taiwan) exercises a basic right of a sovereign nation when traveling to other countries to engage in diplomatic activities. China has no right to intervene. President Tsai Ing-wen’s recent visit to diplomatic allies Guatemala and Belize and transit stops in the United States were a success celebrated by the Taiwanese people. China is overreacting when it uses this as a pretext to further suppress Taiwan’s international space and impose so-called sanctions on related individuals and organizations. Such irrational behavior not only increases the Taiwanese people’s antipathy to China but also exposes the erratic and absurd nature of the communist regime. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) urges the Beijing authorities to squarely face the reality that neither side of the Taiwan Strait is subordinate to the other. Threats and suppression will not change this objective fact. They will only strengthen the Taiwan government’s unwavering faith in freedom and democracy and its commitment to doing its utmost to ensure the international space to which Taiwan is entitled.
April 7, 2023
The head of state of the Republic of China (Taiwan) exercises a basic right of a sovereign nation when traveling to other countries to engage in diplomatic activities. China has no right to intervene. President Tsai Ing-wen’s recent visit to diplomatic allies Guatemala and Belize and transit stops in the United States were a success celebrated by the Taiwanese people. China is overreacting when it uses this as a pretext to further suppress Taiwan’s international space and impose so-called sanctions on related individuals and organizations. Such irrational behavior not only increases the Taiwanese people’s antipathy to China but also exposes the erratic and absurd nature of the communist regime.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) urges the Beijing authorities to squarely face the reality that neither side of the Taiwan Strait is subordinate to the other. Threats and suppression will not change this objective fact. They will only strengthen the Taiwan government’s unwavering faith in freedom and democracy and its commitment to doing its utmost to ensure the international space to which Taiwan is entitled.