‘OBVIOUS’ INTERFERENCE:Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lee said it was ‘obvious’ that Beijing was behind Interpol’s decision to bar Taiwan from the general assembly
Taipei Times
Date: Nov 06, 2016
By: Staff writer, with CNA
The central government yesterday expressed its deep regret and discontent with the International
China’s Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman Ma Xiaoguang yesterday comments at a news conference in Beijing on the exclusion of Taiwan from the International Criminal Police Organization’s general assembly. Photo: CNA
Criminal Police Organization’s (Interpol) rejection of its bid to attend the organization’s upcoming general assembly.
Asked if Beijing was behind Interpol’s decision, Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lee (李大維) said “that is a very obvious factor.”
Presidential Office spokesman Alex Huang (黃重諺) last night urged China to acknowledge the Republic of China’s existence and stop hurting the well-being of Taiwanese by obstructing Taiwan’s participation in international organizations.
The government will continue to work closely with the US and other like-minded nations to promote Taiwan’s participation in Interpol, in the hope that Taiwan can be included in the global network for public security protection, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. [FULL STORY]
