Taiwan Foreign Minister: "International Community Must Sanction China if It Invades Taiwan"

US and EU Establish Official Diplomatic Relations with China... Global Response Uncertain if China Invades Taiwan

Mike Mullen (left), former U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived at Taipei Songshan Airport in Taiwan on the 1st (local time) and exchanged elbow greetings with Wu Chao-hsieh, Taiwan's Minister of Foreign Affairs. Amid renewed attention to the possibility of China's use of force to unify Taiwan following the Ukraine crisis, U.S. President Joe Biden dispatched a delegation composed of former senior officials including Mullen to Taiwan. The photo is not related to any specific expression in the article. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Nayeon] Wu Zhaoxie, Taiwan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated, "If China invades Taiwan, I hope the international community will impose sanctions on China."

On the 7th (local time), according to major foreign media, Wu Zhaoxie (吳釗燮), Taiwan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with reporters at the European Union (EU) founding anniversary event held in Taipei and said, "If Taiwan faces military threats or invasion from China, I hope the international community will understand and support Taiwan and sanction aggressive actions," adding, "I hope to show that we are always together."

He continued, "Just as the international community has done with Russia and Belarus, aggressive sanctions should also be imposed on China," he emphasized.

Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, voices of caution against China's military invasion have been rising in Taiwan.

The international community, including the United States and Europe, has repeatedly warned China not to make the miscalculation of invading Taiwan by force, comparing it to Russia's unexpected difficulties in the Ukraine war.

Earlier, when Russia invaded Ukraine, Taiwan joined the West, including the United States, in sanctioning Russia, and also announced sanctions restricting the export of advanced technology products to Belarus, accusing it of involvement in the invasion of Ukraine.

Regarding this, foreign media explained, "Most countries, including the United States and EU member states, maintain official diplomatic relations with China, not Taiwan, and unlike Ukraine, do not recognize Taiwan as a country," adding, "It is uncertain how the world would respond if China invades Taiwan."

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