Source: Republic of China Taiwan
MOFA response to false claims regarding Taiwan made by Russian Foreign Ministry
Date：2025-11-21
Data Source：Department of West Asian and African Affairs
November 21, 2025
At a press conference on November 20, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for her recent Taiwan-related remarks and falsely claimed that Taiwan was an inseparable part of China and that the Taiwan issue was an internal matter of China.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) strongly condemns the Chinese government for engaging in international collusion to further disseminate absurd narratives that seek to undermine Taiwan’s sovereignty. It also expresses great dissatisfaction and regret over the Russian government’s subservience to authoritarian China.
MOFA reiterates that the ROC (Taiwan) is a sovereign and independent country and that neither the ROC (Taiwan) nor the People’s Republic of China, which is ruled by the Chinese Communist Party, is subordinate to the other. MOFA stresses that all attempts to distort Taiwan’s sovereign status are acts of bullying that disrupt international peace and stability. Such attempts cannot alter the internationally recognized status quo across the Taiwan Strait.
MOFA welcomes the fact that friendly and allied countries continue to express concern over Taiwan Strait issues at international events and demonstrate their consistent stance and firm support for cross-strait peace and stability.
Taiwan will continue to strengthen its self-defense capabilities, build whole-of-society defense resilience, and work closely with friendly and allied countries to jointly ensure the freedom, openness, peace, and prosperity of Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region.