Before its leader’s trip to Europe, the People’s Republic of China has instigated Republic of Serbia to issue false statements aimed at downgrading Taiwan’s sovereign status. This completely disregards Taiwan’s long-term goodwill and contributions to the international community and its devotion to maintaining regional peace and stability. The Republic of China (Taiwan) strongly condemns China’s malevolent actions and such countries’ inappropriate deference to China.
The Republic of China (Taiwan) is a sovereign and independent country. Neither the R.O.C. (Taiwan) nor the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is subordinate to the other. These facts and the status quo have long been recognized by the international community. Taiwan’s January presidential elections marked yet another demonstration of its mature and healthy democracy and received widespread international acclaim. International Elites from more than 80 countries publicly expressed their congratulations, thus established a mainstream consensus of international supports on Taiwan’s Democracy. No distorted narrative on Taiwan’s sovereign status by any country can alter the status quo that neither side of the Taiwan Strait is subordinate to the other.
Taiwan reiterates that UNGA Resolution 2758 only determined rights over China’s representation in the UN, that Taiwan was not mentioned in its entire text, that it did not recognize Taiwan as a part of the People’s Republic of China, that it did not authorize the PRC to represent Taiwan in the United Nations, and that it thus has nothing to do with Taiwan. The Republic of China (Taiwan) is a sovereign and independent country; neither the R.O.C. (Taiwan) nor the PRC is subordinate to the other. Only the democratically elected government of Taiwan can represent the 23.5 million Taiwanese people in the international community. The PRC has never governed Taiwan, and Taiwan is absolutely not a part of the PRC. These are objective and internationally recognized facts and represent the status quo across the Taiwan Strait. It is the legitimate collective right of the people of Taiwan to establish diplomatic relations with other countries and participate in international organizations; the PRC has no right to interfere or impose limitations therein.
Taiwan urges the international community to take concrete actions to oppose China’s misrepresentation of UNGA Resolution 2758 and refute its false claim that there is international consensus regarding its so-called “one China principle.” This would deter China’s unilateral attempts to alter the status quo across the Taiwan Strait and thwart its ambitions to create a legal basis for a military invasion of Taiwan in the future.
The political coercion and diplomatic suppression by the Chinese authoritarian government will not change Taiwan’s unwavering commitment to democracy. Taiwan will continue to staunchly uphold the values of democracy and freedom and work proactively with diplomatic allies and like-minded nations to jointly preserve regional and global democracy, peace, and stability.
