December 3, 2024
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) notes that on December 2 spokespersons from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of National Defense expressed displeasure with and opposition to President Lai Ching-te’s phone call with former US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the US approval of an arms sale to Taiwan, respectively. In addition to expressing regret at the Chinese government’s inability to understand routine diplomatic practices between democratic countries and its repeated provocative comments, MOFA urges China to exercise reason and self-restraint.
Furthermore, MOFA reiterates that the Republic of China (Taiwan) is an independent and sovereign nation; that it has the right to autonomously engage with other countries around the world and develop relations with them; that it will not accept interference or suppression from any country for any reason; and that it will not impose limits on itself. MOFA again thanks the US government for continuing to staunchly fulfill its security commitments to Taiwan in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances.
MOFA also again reminds China that any inappropriate overreaction to the ROC (Taiwan) president making routine overseas trips will be detrimental to regional peace and stability and lead to international condemnation.