Taiwan vocalizes its frustration at China’s ongoing efforts to throttle its international agency.
The News Lens
Date: 2018/05/27
By: David Green
Photo Credit: Reuters / TPG
Taiwan’s Ministry of Affairs (MoFA) issued a statement early Sunday expressing its disappointment at the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Burkina Faso, just two days after the African nation severed links with Taipei.
“The government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) expresses profound disappointment, regret, and outrage that the government of Burkina Faso has succumbed to the enticements of dollar diplomacy, signing a joint communique in Beijing,” the MoFA statement said, adding that the decision disregards the contribution Taiwan has made to the country’s economic and social development over the 24 years that they maintained relations.
China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi and his counterpart from Burkina Faso, Alpha Barry, signed a joint communique establishing diplomatic relations between their two countries on Saturday, according to a statement on China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs website. The communique said that Burkina Faso agrees to recognize the “one China” principle, and that Taiwan is an inseparable part of Chinese territory.
Taiwan’s MoFA said that “Taiwan is an independent, sovereign state, a fact which the ‘one China principle’ cannot negate unilaterally,” adding that it will continue to strengthen relations with Taiwan’s remaining 18 diplomatic allies, and ward off attempts by China to further weaken its ability to maneuver on the international stage. [FULL STORY]
