Taiwan international profile

Joseph Wu

Inserted 1 year ago

“Taiwanese are ready and prepared to defend themselves. Give us something for us to defend ourselves. And speak out in support for Taiwan so that we feel that we are not alone in fighting for ourselves. There's a growing awareness in the international community to care about the situation Taiwan is in. They know that if there's going to be a war in Taiwan, it's going to be a disaster for the rest of the world.”

Taiwannews

Taiwan’s foreign minister

01 May 2022 2 2

Liz Truss

Inserted 1 year ago

“NATO must have a global outlook, ready to tackle global threats. We need to pre-empt threats in the Indo-Pacific, working with our allies like Japan and Australia to ensure the Pacific is protected, and we must ensure that democracies like Taiwan are able to defend themselves.”

Taipeitimes

British Foreign Secretary

27 Apr 2022 (approx) 9 3

Bob Menendez

Inserted 2 years ago

“With Taiwan producing 90 percent of the world's high-end semiconductor products, it is a country of global significance, consequence and impact, and therefore it should be understood the security of Taiwan has a global impact.”

Taipeitimes

US Senator for New Jersey

15 Apr 2022 3 4

Mike Pompeo

Inserted 2 years ago

“It is my view that the US government should immediately take necessary and long-overdue steps to do the right and obvious thing, that is, to offer the Republic of China America's diplomatic recognition as a free and sovereign country. This is not about Taiwan's future independence. It is about a recognition of an unmistakable, already existent reality. There is no need for Taiwan to declare independence because it is already an independent nation. Its name is the Republic of China. The people and government of the United States should simply accept this fundamentally decent, morally right thing. Taiwanese people deserve the world's respect for continuing down this free, democratic and sovereign path.”

Taipeitimes

Former US Secretary of State

04 Mar 2022 7 3

Richard Heydarian

Inserted 2 years ago

“Despite Russia's recent ruthlessness, it is, unlike China, a fundamentally declining power. Rather than become overly focused on the threat of a diplomatically isolated and economically feeble Russia, the West should allocate more resources to countering China in the Indo-Pacific and deterring an invasion of Taiwan.”

Taiwannews

Research fellow at Taiwan's National Chengchi University

26 Feb 2022 5 2

Tsai Ing-wen

Inserted 2 years ago

“Continuing our global engagement, maintaining our economic momentum, strengthening our social security network and safeguarding our nation's sovereignty are the four pillars of our plan for stable governance in 2022.”

Taipeitimes

President of Taiwan

01 Jan 2022 4 2

Tsai Ing-wen

Inserted 2 years ago

“We must remind the Beijing authorities to not misjudge the situation and to prevent the internal expansion of 'military adventurism'. Authorities in Beijing should stop the spread of military adventurism within their ranks. The use of military means is absolutely not an option for resolving the differences between our two sides. To ease tension in the region, both Taipei and Beijing must work hard to take care of people's livelihoods and calm the hearts of the people in order to find peaceful solutions to problems together. We will hold fast to our sovereignty, uphold the values of freedom and democracy, defend territorial sovereignty and national security, and maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.”

Aljazeera

President of Taiwan

01 Jan 2022 8 4

Joseph Wu

Inserted 2 years ago

“When democratic countries were holding a democratic summit, China was excluded, China was a target, so China chose this opportunity to set about targeting our diplomatic allies. Losing a diplomatic ally is a very painful thing for us.”

Taipeitimes

Taiwan’s foreign minister

14 Dec 2021 2 2

Tsai Ing-wen

Inserted 2 years ago

“Taipei officially applied to join the Tokyo-led trade bloc [Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership] in September, fully demonstrating its determination to integrate into regional trade networks. The nation is prepared to further secure supply chains and work with like-minded partners to advance the post-pandemic recovery.”

Taipeitimes

President of Taiwan

14 Dec 2021 2 2

Gerardo Torres

Inserted 2 years ago

“The new government will maintain relations with Taiwan. President-elect Xiomara Castro has been clear, these ties will be maintained. Nobody in the party wants to enter government distancing ourselves from the United States.”

Aljazeera

Honduras Libre Party’s secretary of international relations and a member of Castro’s transition team

10 Dec 2021 3 3

Tsai Ing-wen

Inserted 2 years ago

“The more successful Taiwan's democracy, and the greater the international support, then the greater the pressure from the authoritarian camp. Whether it's diplomatic pressure or military intimidation, we will not change our determination to adhere to democracy and freedom, to go on the international stage and participate.”

Taipeitimes

President of Taiwan

10 Dec 2021 5 2

Tsai Ing-wen

Inserted 2 years ago

“Their visit marks the first time lawmakers from all three Baltic states have sent a joint delegation to Taiwan. Taiwan and the Baltic nations share similar experiences of breaking free from authoritarian rule and fighting for freedom. The democracy we enjoy today was hard-earned. This is something we all understand most profoundly. As the world faces challenges caused by the expansion of authoritarianism and threat of disinformation, Taiwan is willing to share its experience combating disinformation with its European friends.”

Taipeitimes

President of Taiwan

29 Nov 2021 8 5

Christian Whiton

Inserted 2 years ago

“Taiwan needs to stand up for itself. In so doing, it will help convince more Americans that the country will defend itself from a Chinese attack. That in turn will increase the odds of American support and decrease the chances of an assault from Beijing ever occurring. Taiwan should also be more like Israel, a strong ally of the United States that nonetheless seldom fails to speak up when Washington does something Israel deems adverse to its national security. Israel can rely on strong congressional support from both political parties, even though its support from left-wing Democrats has waned.”

Taiwannews

Former State Department senior advisor in the George W. Bush and Trump administrations

23 Nov 2021 6 4

Tony Blair

Inserted 2 years ago

“They [Chinese authorities] have to understand that Taiwan is not the same as Hong Kong. And there are very strong views on this in the West.”

Taiwannews

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

18 Nov 2021 (approx) 2 2

Tsai Ing-wen

Inserted 2 years ago

“This cooperation between Taiwan and the US defense industry is further proof of how the two nations' friendship has advanced and a testimony to solid promises made by close partners. As long as we continue to uphold the shared values of democracy and freedom, more like-minded countries will definitely join and stand with us along the same line.”

Taipeitimes

President of Taiwan

18 Nov 2021 5 3

Joseph Wu

Inserted 2 years ago

“Whenever Taiwan is gaining something, or having a new friendship, or being able to do something on the international stage, the Chinese would think that they are losing and they want to cut back on Taiwan's international participation. So, in that sense, it's a very direct competition between Taiwan and China on the international stage. What China wants to do is to make sure that Taiwan is dangling out in the international community alone - no friends, no support. But, of course, as minister of foreign affairs my responsibility is to make sure that Taiwan has friends out there.”

Rferl

Taiwan’s foreign minister

27 Oct 2021 1 7

Tsai Ing-wen

Inserted 2 years ago

“When authoritarian regimes demonstrate expansionist tendencies, democratic countries should come together to stand against them. Taiwan is on the front lines.”

Cnn

President of Taiwan

26 Oct 2021 2 3

Tsai Ing-wen

Inserted 2 years ago

“Here is this island of 23 million people trying hard every day to protect ourselves and protect our democracy and making sure that our people have the kind of freedom they deserve. If we fail, then that means people that believe in these values would doubt whether these are values that they (should) be fighting for.”

Cnn

President of Taiwan

26 Oct 2021 1 4

Joanne Ou

Inserted 2 years ago

“The U.N.'s sweeping obstruction of Taiwan's 23.5 million people from participating in the U.N. system is contrary to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the purposes for which the organization was established. The government of the PRC has not ruled Taiwan for a single day and naturally has no right to voice for Taiwanese. The U.N. has repeatedly stressed the post-epidemic era requires the cooperation of all global stakeholders. Taiwan has the determination and ability to contribute to the world and is an essential partner in global cooperation. The U.N should respond positively to Taiwan's expectation of contributing to international society and including Taiwan's meaningful participation in the U.N. and its specialized agencies.”

Taiwannews

Spokesperson of Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs

21 Oct 2021 6 4

John Deng

Inserted 2 years ago

“The country would talk to each CPTPP [Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership] member nation and offer relevant documentation about its bid. Taiwan had already adjusted its laws and policies to conform to CPTPP regulations, while there had been no sign that China had done so. While the support of eight member countries would be sufficient, Taiwan still needed to be cautious about the possibility of interference by Beijing.”

Taiwannews

Taiwanese minister without portfolio in charge of trade negotiations

20 Oct 2021 3 4

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“NATO must have a global outlook, ready to tackle global threats. We need to pre-empt threats in the Indo-Pacific, working with our allies like Japan and Australia to ensure the Pacific is protected, and we must ensure that democracies like Taiwan are able to defend themselves.”

“With Taiwan producing 90 percent of the world's high-end semiconductor products, it is a country of global significance, consequence and impact, and therefore it should be understood the security of Taiwan has a global impact.”

“Continuing our global engagement, maintaining our economic momentum, strengthening our social security network and safeguarding our nation's sovereignty are the four pillars of our plan for stable governance in 2022.”

“When democratic countries were holding a democratic summit, China was excluded, China was a target, so China chose this opportunity to set about targeting our diplomatic allies. Losing a diplomatic ally is a very painful thing for us.”

“The new government will maintain relations with Taiwan. President-elect Xiomara Castro has been clear, these ties will be maintained. Nobody in the party wants to enter government distancing ourselves from the United States.”

“They [Chinese authorities] have to understand that Taiwan is not the same as Hong Kong. And there are very strong views on this in the West.”

“When authoritarian regimes demonstrate expansionist tendencies, democratic countries should come together to stand against them. Taiwan is on the front lines.”

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