Taiwan hopes that the world would sanction China like it’s sanctioning Russia for its warfare on Ukraine if Beijing invaded the island, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu mentioned on Saturday.
Taiwan has joined in Western-led sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, and on Friday added Belarus to that checklist.
The strikes are largely symbolic given Taiwan’s minimal ranges of direct commerce with Belarus or Russia.
But Ukraine’s plight has gained broad public sympathy in Taiwan resulting from what many individuals view because the parallels between what is occurring within the European nation and what may occur if China ever makes use of pressure to carry the island it claims as its personal beneath Chinese management.
Speaking to reporters in Taipei at an occasion to mark the founding of what would change into the European Union, Wu mentioned it was necessary to face with others in denouncing the invasion and sanctioning each Russia and Belarus.
“In the future, if we are threatened with force by China, or are invaded, of course we hope the international community can understand and support Taiwan, and sanction these kinds of aggressive behaviours,” he added.
“So Taiwan stands with the international community, and takes these actions,” Wu mentioned, referring to the sanctions.
Taiwan has raised its alert stage because the Ukraine warfare started, cautious of China making an analogous transfer, although the federal government in Taipei has reported no indicators of an imminent Chinese assault.
China, which has not condemned Russia’s invasion, has dismissed any comparisons with Taiwan, saying it’s not a rustic and merely a Chinese province, a view the democratically-elected authorities in Taipei strongly disputes.
Speaking on the similar occasion, Taiwan parliament speaker You Si-kun mentioned Ukraine has “performed very well”, standing as much as Russia for greater than 70 days, incomes Taiwan’s “admiration”.
“We hope Ukraine will definitely be victorious, and stand firm to the end to victory.”
How the world would react to a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is unclear, given that the majority international locations, together with the United States and all EU member states solely have formal diplomatic ties with Beijing, not Taipei, and in contrast to Ukraine don’t recognise Taiwan as a rustic.
