Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/12/26
By: Sophia Yeh, Tai Ya-chen and Lilian Wu
Taipei, Dec. 26 (CNA) The Presidential Office on Monday expressed deep regret and discontent after
China and Sao Tome and Principe announced their resumption of diplomatic relations earlier that day, saying that “diplomacy is not a zero-sum game.”
China and Sao Tome and Principe signed a communiqué to resume diplomatic relations in Beijing earlier that day.
Presidential Office spokesman Alex Huang (黃重諺) said that “diplomacy is not a zero-sum game,” noting that participation in the international community by both sides of the Taiwan Strait has positive significance and the two sides need not clash with each other.
“Any move to restrain or interfere with Taiwan’s participation in the international community will be a loss to the international community, and will also not be beneficial to the healthy development of cross-strait relations,” Huang said. [FULL STORY]