Taipei, May 18 (IANS) Taiwanese President William Lai has said that Taiwan’s independence means that “Taiwan is not part of the People’s Republic of China [PRC]” and that “the Republic of China [RoC] and the PRC are not subordinate to each other,” local media reported on Monday. Lai made the remarks during a youth forum for the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) 40th anniversary.He said that sovereignty is the basis of statehood, adding that there would be no RoC without Taiwan, as the…
Latest Republic of China News & Updates
Taipei, May 17 (IANS) Taiwan’s Presidential Office has expressed Taipei’s commitment to maintaining the cross-strait “status quo” and contributing to regional peace and security, local media reported on Sunday. “It is an undeniable fact that the Republic of China is a sovereign and independent democratic nation,” Taiwan’s Presidential Office spokeswoman Karen Kuo reiterated, adding that China has no right to claim sovereignty over Taiwan, Taipei Times reported.The Presidential Office’s state…
Taipei, March 9 (IANS) Taipei on Monday rejected Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent remarks about Taiwan, terming Beijing as a “troublemaker” in the international community and a “saboteur of cross-strait peace”, local media reported. Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung said that Taiwan has always been an independent sovereign nation and “neither the ROC [Republic of China] nor the PRC [People’s Republic of China] are subordinate to each other,” Taiwan’s leading daily T…