Taiwan criticises China for violating sovereignty of other countries and disrupting regional peace

According to Taiwan News, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has criticized China for violating other countries’ sovereignty and disrupting regional peace.

Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said China’s Shanxi Y-9 reconnaissance aircraft entered Japanese airspace east of Danzhou Island on Monday, saying Beijing’s action “severely violated Japan’s sovereignty and escalated regional tensions.”

According to a Taiwan MoFA statement, China’s continued use of military aircraft and warships to intrude into Taiwan and Japan’s air defense identification zones and exclusive economic zones has heightened regional tensions, reports Taiwan News.

It said China cooperates with Russia in conducting frequent military exercises in the East China Sea and the South China Sea in an attempt to use force to change the status quo.

According to Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry, China’s military expansion is a “major threat” to the security of countries in the Indo-Pacific region, including Taiwan and Japan, Taiwan News reported.

Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry urged China to “return to rationality and self-restraint” and stop all actions that undermine peace in the Taiwan Strait and escalate regional tensions.

It said Taiwan would strengthen its self-defense capabilities, as well as continue to cooperate with like-minded countries, including Japan, to “jointly prevent the expansion of authoritarianism and aggression”, reports Taiwan News.

On Tuesday, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry reshared a post by US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel in which he/she criticised China’s “good neighbour” policy for lacking the spirit of “love thy neighbour”. It also criticised China for intruding into Japanese airspace and ramming Philippine ships.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said China’s ambitions “have outpaced Taiwan” and are threatening security in the region and urged democratic countries to “unite to counter this authoritarian endeavor”.