Taipei Times
Date: Jan 25, 2018
By: Lu Yi-hsuan and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Following media reports of the Vatican considering severing ties with Taiwan and
Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Andrew Lee speaks at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei Times
recognizing China, a source close to the government’s diplomatic establishment yesterday said it is premature to discuss the possibility of formal Vatican-Chinese diplomatic relations.
The Vatican reportedly dispatched a delegation to China to offer formal diplomatic ties and was willing to order two bishops it appointed to step aside for Beijing’s appointees.
Another possible scenario reportedly involved the drafting of an agreement between the Vatican and China on a common process for appointing bishops.
However, the group referred to in the reports was the seventh delegation of a routine work group between the Holy See and Beijing, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. [FULL STORY]
