MOFA condemns China over statement undermining ROC sovereignty

Taipei, Nov. 7 (CNA) Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Saturday condemned China for making a false statement undermining the Republic of China's (ROC) sovereignty, saying that the fact that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait are not subordinate to each other is something that cannot be changed.

In a press release, MOFA said China's Foreign Ministry issued a joint statement on Friday following talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) and Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema. The statement included the Central African country's reaffirmation of its adherence to the "One China principle" and what MOFA described as a distortion of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758.

U.N. Resolution 2758, adopted in 1971, does not mention Taiwan and addresses only the issue of China's U.N. representation. Beijing interprets the resolution as giving it the right to represent Taiwan, which it claims as part of its territory.

MOFA accused the Chinese government of repeatedly using bilateral meetings to pressure other countries into making statements that undermine the ROC's sovereignty.

The ROC is a sovereign, independent country that has never been ruled by the People's Republic of China (PRC), the ministry said, adding that only Taiwan's democratically elected government has the right to represent its people internationally, including within the United Nations system.

MOFA also accused China of seeking to undermine the international order by inserting its "One China principle" into bilateral documents it signs with other countries, and urged Gabon not to fall for Beijing's political manipulation.

(By Lai Yu-chen and Ko Lin)

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