The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday said it strongly approved of comments by German Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock that any attempt by China to control Taiwan would be unacceptable.
“The Foreign Ministry thanks many high-level officials in the executive departments of various countries, including Germany, for their solidarity with Taiwan,” the ministry wrote in a statement.
Baerbock, who was in China until yesterday, said on Friday that any attempt by China to control Taiwan would be unacceptable, and would have serious repercussions for Europe.
Photo: Yang Cheng-yu, Taipei Times
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell echoed her remarks.
At a meeting with Baerbock yesterday, Chinese Central Foreign Affairs Commission Director Wang Yi (王毅) said he “hopes and believes” Germany will support China’s “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan, adding that China once supported Germany’s reunification.
“To maintain stability in the Taiwan Strait, it is necessary to firmly oppose separatist activities related to ‘Taiwan independence,’” Wang said, adding that Taiwan’s “return to China” was an important component of the post-World War II international order.
MOFA on Friday thanked the Polish-Taiwanese Parliamentarian Group’s 93 lawmakers for passing a resolution in support of Taiwan’s participation in international organizations.
The resolution called on organizations such as the International Civil Aviation Organization, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the WHO and Interpol to assist Taiwan regarding meaningful participation.
The Polish lawmakers also urged their government to establish a constructive partnership with Taiwan.
MOFA also thanked Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Polish-Taiwanese Parliamentary Group chairman Waldemar Andzel.
Morawiecki in a speech at the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington on Thursday spoke of the need to support Ukraine to ensure the independence of Taiwan.
Andzel on Wednesday wrote on Twitter that he was opposed to the use of force to change the “status quo” in the Taiwan Strait.
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