April 16, 2025
During a visit to Vietnam from April 14 to 15, Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam. Following the meeting, the two sides issued a joint statement on continuing to deepen their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. Among other spurious content, the statement falsely claimed Taiwan to be an inseparable part of Chinese territory. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) solemnly condemns the authoritarian CCP government’s continued dissemination of false narratives aimed at undermining Taiwan’s sovereignty.
MOFA reaffirms that Taiwan remains staunchly committed to safeguarding its national sovereignty; that the Republic of China (Taiwan) is an independent, sovereign country; that neither the ROC (Taiwan) nor the People’s Republic of China is subordinate to the other; that the CCP regime has never governed Taiwan; and that no narratives distorting Taiwan’s sovereign status can change the internationally recognized status quo across the Taiwan Strait.
MOFA stresses that Taiwan will continue to develop deep and enduring cooperation and exchanges with other countries through integrated diplomacy. It calls on nations worldwide to jointly counter China’s false narratives and not to condone China’s malicious attempts to mislead the international community and downgrade Taiwan’s sovereignty. MOFA also urges nations to work together to contribute to regional peace and stability and advance economic security and prosperity across the globe.