Source: Republic of China Taiwan
MOFA strongly refutes false claims regarding Taiwan in statement by Laos
Date：2026-05-27
Data Source：Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
May 27, 2026
No. 240
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) strongly refutes the false claims made in a statement by the Foreign Ministry of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. The statement, issued on May 20, wrongly stated that Taiwan was an inalienable part of China. It also expressed opposition to any attempt at separatism or interference in China’s internal affairs. Not only are such sentiments baseless, they encourage the use of force against Taiwan, thus affecting regional peace and stability.
Taiwan recently marked the second anniversary of the inauguration of President Lai Ching-te. MOFA strongly condemns China’s efforts at this particular point in time to press countries deferring to its stance to repeat claims that seriously undermine Taiwan’s sovereignty and cloud international understanding. In view of the Laotian government’s false statements undermining Taiwan’s sovereignty, MOFA cautions Laos that appeasement of authoritarianism can only be a prelude to aggression and that Laos’s accommodation will not help it escape from the debt trap that has been the result of the Belt and Road Initiative.
MOFA solemnly reiterates that neither the Republic of China (Taiwan) nor the People’s Republic of China is subordinate to the other, and that the PRC has never governed Taiwan. No country has the right or ability to deny the objective fact of Taiwan’s existence.
MOFA also stresses that countries concerned should not act in line with China’s distortions of the truth to make statements that undermine Taiwan’s sovereignty or justify attempts at authoritarian expansionism. Taiwan is willing to collaborate with all nations that support freedom, democracy, and human rights and work to curb authoritarian expansionism, staunchly safeguard the peace and security of the Taiwan Strait, and uphold the freedom, prosperity, and stability of the Indo-Pacific region. (E)