Category: Asia Pacific 2

Source: Republic of China Taiwan 3

MOFA response to US House of Representatives passing Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act and Taiwan International Solidarity Act

May 6, 2025 

On May 5, the US House of Representatives adopted two acts supportive of Taiwan. The Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act and the Taiwan International Solidarity Act were passed on voice votes without opposition. Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung sincerely welcomes this development and thanks the US Congress for continuing to demonstrate bipartisan support for Taiwan through concrete legislation.
 
The Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act requires the US secretary of state to conduct periodic reviews of guidelines on relations with Taiwan, including any successor or related documents. It stipulates that reviews should be conducted at least once every five years and that a report should be submitted to Congress within 90 days after completing a review.
 
The Taiwan International Solidarity Act explicitly states that United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 2758 did not address the issue of representation of Taiwan and its people in the UN or related organizations. It also points out that the resolution did not take a position on the relationship between China and Taiwan or include any statement pertaining to Taiwan’s sovereignty. The act reaffirms US opposition to any initiative that seeks to change Taiwan’s status without the consent of the Taiwanese people. It calls on the US government to instruct its representatives in international organizations to advocate to resist China’s efforts to distort the decisions, language, policies, or procedures of the organizations regarding Taiwan. The act also urges the US government to appropriately encourage its allies and partners to oppose China’s efforts to undermine Taiwan’s official diplomatic relationships and its partnerships with countries with which it does not maintain diplomatic relations.
 
The passage of the pro-Taiwan legislation by the US Congress follows the US administration strongly condemning China at a recent UN Security Council meeting for misusing UNGA Resolution 2758 to try to isolate Taiwan. Minister Lin sincerely thanks the US administration and both sides of the congressional aisle for their support of Taiwan and calls on the international community to continue to take concrete actions against China’s mischaracterization of UNGA Resolution 2758. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will closely follow developments relating to the acts, maintain close contact with the US Congress and administration, and pragmatically and steadily deepen the cordial partnership between Taiwan and the United States.

Source: Republic of China Taiwan 3

MOFA response to Chinese Foreign Ministry affirming Somalia’s entry ban on Taiwan nationals

May 1, 2025  

In response to a question from Reuters on April 30, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it highly commended Somalia for having banned the entry of Taiwan nationals. The comments from the Chinese ministry clearly show that the Somalian government’s extremely unfriendly action against Taiwan was instigated by China.
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) once again strongly condemns the Chinese authorities and demands that they immediately stop suppressing the Taiwanese people’s freedom of travel and deliberately misrepresenting United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758. This egregious behavior of the Chinese and Somalian governments that ignores people’s freedom and safety of travel can do nothing but undermine international peace and cause more instability around the world.

Source: Republic of China Taiwan 3

MOFA response to Czech Senate adopting resolution on China’s misrepresentation of UNGA Resolution 2758

April 30, 2025 

The Czech Senate on April 29 adopted a resolution on the misrepresentation of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 by the People’s Republic of China and support for Taiwan’s participation in international organizations. In the resolution, the Czech Senate opposed China’s mischaracterization of UNGA Resolution 2758, emphasizing that it did not substantiate the “one China principle,” and rejected China’s related claim that Taiwan was part of China. The resolution also reiterated its support for Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes the resolution and expresses its sincere appreciation.
 
The resolution stated that when UNGA Resolution 2758 was adopted on October 25, 1971, it made no mention of Taiwan, the Taiwanese people, or Taiwan’s political status; did not establish PRC sovereignty over Taiwan; and did not discuss Taiwan’s status or participation in UN agencies. Moreover, the resolution pointed out that China’s deliberate distortion of UN resolutions endangered the legitimacy of the United Nations and infringed on the basic principles of international law. It called on China to respect the content of UNGA 2758 and stop misusing it for its own political ends.
 
In addition, the resolution supported Taiwan’s meaningful participation in multilateral organizations and fora such as the World Health Organization, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the International Civil Aviation Organization, and the International Criminal Police Organization. It urged the Czech government to address China’s misrepresentation and misuse of UNGA Resolution 2758 in the UN system and support Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the United Nations and other international organizations.
 
The Czech Chamber of Deputies Foreign Affairs Committee adopted a resolution on December 12, 2024, opposing China’s improper linking of UNGA Resolution 2758 with the “one China principle.” The new Czech Senate resolution therefore once again demonstrates the Czech Parliament’s staunch backing of Taiwan and underscores the close and cordial relations between Taiwan and the Czech Republic.
 
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung expresses sincere gratitude to the Czech Senate for supporting Taiwan through concrete action and calls on the international community to likewise counter China’s false narratives regarding UNGA Resolution 2758. Taiwan will continue to work hand in hand with like-minded partners worldwide to resist the efforts of authoritarian regimes seeking to undermine the international order and to jointly safeguard the core values shared by the global democratic community.

Source: Republic of China Taiwan 3

MOFA response to false claims regarding Taiwan in joint statement between PRC and Azerbaijan

April 24, 2025  
  
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev visited China from April 22 to 24. Following a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on April 23, the two sides issued a joint statement on the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership. 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 the Chinese government for continuing to issue preposterous pronouncements that aim to undermine Taiwan’s sovereignty on the international stage. It also expresses deep regret at the Azerbaijani government’s submission to, and compliance with, authoritarian China. 

MOFA reaffirms that the Republic of China (Taiwan) is an independent, sovereign country and that neither the ROC (Taiwan) nor the Chinese Communist Party-governed People’s Republic of China is subordinate to the other. No statement intended to distort Taiwan’s sovereign status or undermine international peace and stability can alter the internationally recognized status quo across the Taiwan Strait.

MOFA calls on the international community to recognize China’s authoritarian nature, as well as its efforts to deceitfully frame the issue of Taiwan as being a domestic matter and block international support for Taiwan. It also urges the international community to continue to respond with concrete action and clearly oppose China’s malicious attempts to alter the status quo across the Taiwan Strait so as to help jointly maintain peace, stability, and prosperity across the Taiwan Strait and throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

Source: Republic of China Taiwan 3

MOFA response to false claims regarding Taiwan in joint statement between PRC and Cambodia

April 19, 2025  

Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet during a visit to Cambodia from April 17 to 18. The two sides issued a joint statement on April 18 falsely claiming that the authority of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 “brooks no question or challenge.” It also said that Cambodia “recognizes that there is but one China in the world and emphasizes that the government of the People’s Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory.” These statements could not be further from the truth.
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) solemnly protests and condemns the Chinese government’s repeated dissemination of preposterous narratives aimed at undermining Taiwan’s sovereignty. It also expresses deep regret over the Cambodian government’s subservience to China, whose actions are designed to downgrade Taiwan’s sovereignty. 
 
MOFA emphasizes that UNGA Resolution 2758 merely established China’s representation in the United Nations. It makes absolutely no mention of Taiwan, nor does it authorize the PRC to represent Taiwan in any international organization.
                             
MOFA reaffirms that the Republic of China (Taiwan) is an independent, sovereign country; that neither the ROC (Taiwan) nor the PRC is subordinate to the other; and that the Chinese communist regime has never governed Taiwan. It also reiterates that narratives aimed at distorting Taiwan’s sovereign status run contrary to reality and cannot change the internationally recognized status quo across the Taiwan Strait. MOFA strongly denounces the Chinese government for repeatedly claiming that Taiwan is an internal issue at international events and attempting to downgrade Taiwan’s sovereignty. 
 
MOFA calls on the global community to be aware of China’s efforts to use lawfare to misrepresent UNGA Resolution 2758, mischaracterize Taiwan as an internal matter, and block international support for Taiwan. MOFA urges nations worldwide to continue to take concrete action to counter and explicitly oppose China’s relentless misrepresentation of the resolution and China’s malicious endeavors to change the cross-strait status quo, thereby jointly safeguarding peace, stability, and prosperity across the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific region.

Source: Republic of China Taiwan 3

MOFA congratulates Friedrich Merz on appointment as German chancellor and formation of new government

Date：2025-05-07
Data Source：Department of European Affairs

May 7, 2025  
No. 142  

The Bundestag officially elected Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) as the new federal chancellor of Germany in a vote on May 6. The new government of Germany was formed by a coalition comprising the CDU/Christian Social Union faction and the Social Democratic Party of Germany. The new cabinet was sworn in on the same day. 
 
On behalf of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs extends sincere congratulations to the people and government of Germany. It has also instructed the Taipei Representative Office in Germany to promptly forward a congratulatory letter from President Lai Ching-te conveying expectations for even closer and more cordial relations between Taiwan and Germany. 
 
In the new government’s coalition agreement, the chapter on foreign relations, national defense policy, development cooperation, and human rights states that Germany will continue to foster relations with Taiwan and reiterates that any change to the status quo regarding Taiwan must be carried out in a peaceful manner. It further maintains that a free, stable, and secure Indo-Pacific is in Germany’s fundamental interests. Such content underlines the new German government’s high regard for Taiwan-Germany relations and peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific.
 
Taiwan and Germany share the core values of freedom, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. Taiwan looks forward to building on the existing solid foundation to steadily deepen comprehensive collaboration with the new German government and to jointly advance peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific. (E)

Source: Republic of China Taiwan 3

Foreign Minister Lin leads cross-sector delegation to US state of Texas

Date：2025-05-06
Data Source：Department of North American Affairs

May 6, 2025  
No. 140  

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung on May 6 is traveling to the US state of Texas, leading a delegation representing industry, government, academia, and research institutes. The delegation includes representatives of the Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association, the AI Innovation and Application Alliance, and Taiwan’s Chinese International Economic Cooperation Association. Minister Lin will attend and address the Texas-Taiwan AI and Innovation Summit on May 9.
 
Since taking office, Minister Lin has actively advocated a policy of integrated diplomacy. His visit to Texas aims primarily to promote a Taiwan investment team for the United States and a US investment team for Taiwan as part of a roadmap introduced by President Lai Ching-te to deepen bilateral trade relations. This will facilitate the formation of a joint Taiwan-US economic task force that applies a new model for the division of labor, helping Taiwanese businesses expand into the US market and employ local technology, capital, and human resources to integrate into the US innovation ecosystem. It is further hoped that exchanges of views among frontline industry, government, academia, and research institutes will lead to an increase in bilateral investments, attract US companies to invest in Taiwan, and contribute to Taiwan’s industrial innovation and development.
 
Minister Lin’s visit is expected to steadily deepen exchanges between Taiwan and US states. Since President Lai assumed office, six US state governors, including Texas Governor Greg Abbott, have led delegations to Taiwan. Their concrete actions to support bilateral collaboration have enhanced Taiwan-US economic and trade exchanges and created substantive business opportunities. In recent years, the US federal government has issued three letters encouraging US states and the top 500 US businesses to foster relations with Taiwan, explicitly showing support for strengthening exchanges with Taiwan at all levels and across all areas. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs anticipates that the visit to Texas by Minister Lin and the industrial groups will further deepen reciprocal and mutually beneficial partnerships across various economic domains between Taiwan and the United States and Texas. (E)

Source: Republic of China Taiwan 3

MOFA congratulates Australia on successful completion of federal election

Date：2025-05-04
Data Source：Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

May 4, 2025No.136Australia held a federal election on May 3 to elect its 48th Parliament, including all 150 seats of the House of Representatives and 40 of the 76 seats in the Senate. According to the results, the ruling Australian Labor Party won a majority of seats. The smooth and peaceful election process was characteristic of a mature democracy. On behalf of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses sincere congratulations to the people and government of Australia.Taiwan and Australia share the universal values of democracy, freedom, the rule of law, and human rights. Bilateral relations have continued to steadily grow in recent years. Collaboration is close in such fields as economics and trade, science and technology, information security, energy, and whole-of-society defense resilience. Last August, the Australian Senate passed an urgency motion refuting China’s flagrant misrepresentation of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758. The passage of the motion underlined the staunch cross-party support for Taiwan in the Australian Parliament.Building on these robust foundations, the government of Taiwan hopes to further enhance cooperation in all domains with the new government of Australia and jointly work to promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. (E)

Source: Republic of China Taiwan 3

ROC (Taiwan) government congratulates Singapore on successful completion of general election

Date：2025-05-04
Data Source：Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

May 4, 2025No. 134Singapore smoothly completed the election of its 15th Parliament on May 4. The result was a victory for Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and the People’s Action Party that he leads. On behalf of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its sincere congratulations to the people and government of Singapore on the successful conclusion of yet another parliamentary election.Taiwan and Singapore have long shared cordial ties. Bilateral cooperation has developed steadily in recent years, with the two sides maintaining close exchanges in economics, trade, semiconductors, technology, culture, and other domains. Taiwan looks forward to building on the existing foundations to further deepen collaboration with Singapore, jointly respond to global and regional challenges, and contribute to the advancement of peace, stability, and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific. (E) 
 

Source: Republic of China Taiwan 3

MOFA demands Somali government immediately revoke notification to airline operators not to accept Taiwan passport for travel to Somalia

Date：2025-04-29
Data Source：Department of West Asian and African Affairs

April 29, 2025  
No. 128  The Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) on April 22 issued a notification to all airline operators and stakeholders that, starting from April 30, passports and related travel documents issued by Taiwan and its subordinate authorities could no longer be used to enter, exit, or transit through Somalia. The SCAA stated that the Somali government’s decision was made in line with the “one China principle” based on United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 2758. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) strongly protests Somalia’s imposition of restrictions on Taiwan nationals’ freedom and safety of travel at China’s instigation. It demands that the government of Somalia immediately revoke this notification. MOFA also solemnly refutes and strongly condemns the Somali government’s misrepresentation of UNGA Resolution 2758, conflation of the resolution with the so-called “one China principle,” and propagation of the falsehood that Taiwan is subordinate to the People’s Republic of China.

MOFA and the Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland as well as the government of Somaliland have jointly requested that like-minded nations and international organizations take concrete steps to press for the abjuration of this wrongful action. To ensure Taiwan nationals’ travel safety and convenience, MOFA reminds them not to travel to either Somalia or Somaliland until the Somali government revokes the notification.

Since declaring independence in 1991, Somaliland has held four presidential elections. It enjoys political stability and a deepening democracy. Somaliland and Taiwan are like-minded countries that uphold freedom and democracy. The Somali government controls Somaliland’s airspace, and its crass efforts to halt interactions between peoples of democratic nations have a deleterious effect on the situation in the Horn of Africa. MOFA will provide timely updates should there be subsequent developments. (E)