JUST SPECULATION: Asked about a rumor that some Marshallese politicians have proposed building ties with Beijing, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it is untrue
Taipei Times
Date: Jan 01, 2020
By: Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter
Taiwan’s diplomatic relations with its four remaining Pacific allies are stable and the government would
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Director-General Baushuan Ger addresses a news briefing at the ministry in Taipei yesterday concerning the nation’s relations with its diplomatic allies in the Pacific.
Photo: CNA
Taiwan has consolidated ties with its 15 remaining allies — including Palau, the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Nauru in the Pacific — after two Pacific allies — the Solomon Islands and Kiribati — switched political allegiance from Taipei to Beijing in a week’s time in September last year.
Mutual visits between high-ranking Taiwanese and Palauan officials have been frequent, demonstrating that bilateral ties are solid, Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Director-General Baushuan Ger (葛葆萱) told a news briefing in Taipei, after Vice President Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) on Monday returned from a three-day visit to Palau to attend celebrations for the 20th anniversary of bilateral ties.
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) in March last year made a state visit to Palau, which was followed by separate visits by Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) and Council of Indigenous Peoples Minister Icyang Parod, Ger said. [FULL STORY]
