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Source: Republic of China Taiwan

MOFA strongly condemns brazen and unprecedented intrusion into waters around Taiping Island by Chinese government vessels, urges international community to jointly counter China’s illegal actions

Date：2026-06-12
Data Source：Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

June 12, 2026  No. 264  Two Chinese government vessels committed a brazen and unprecedented intrusion into waters around Taiwan’s Taiping Island on the morning of June 11.

Following the illegal harassment by Chinese government vessels of cargo ships exercising their right to freedom of navigation in Taiwan’s eastern waters in recent days, this was another hostile escalation of gray-zone activities and part of a pattern of aggressive behavior that constitutes a grave threat to Taiwan’s sovereign rights and interests and maritime security, as well as regional peace.

The Chinese government’s unreasonable activities are a serious breach of international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and a flagrant attempt to undermine the international order.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) solemnly condemns China’s unlawful actions, which harm Taiwan’s sovereignty, undermine regional peace and stability, and challenge the international order.

Furthermore, MOFA reiterates that neither the ROC (Taiwan) nor the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is subordinate to the other and that the South China Sea Islands are part of the territory of the ROC. That the ROC enjoys all rights over the South China Sea Islands and their relevant waters in accordance with international law and the law of the sea is beyond dispute and challenge. The incursion of Chinese government vessels into the waters surrounding Taiping Island has severely violated Taiwan’s sovereignty and jeopardized the safety of Taiwanese vessels and personnel. China’s malicious provocations and heavy-handed actions have severely contravened the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, other international laws pertaining to maritime safety, and the law of the sea. They have blatantly challenged the international order and disrupted regional peace, security, and stability.

MOFA once again urges the international community to recognize the serious and immediate threat that China’s illegal actions pose to regional peace and stability, and to jointly counter China’s unlawful conduct. Taiwan is a party committed to maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea. The government of Taiwan will continue to staunchly safeguard maritime security and continue to seek the support of like-minded nations in jointly maintaining security in the Indo-Pacific region. (E)

Source: Republic of China Taiwan

MOFA strongly condemns brazen and unprecedented intrusion into waters around Taiping Island by Chinese government vessels, urges international community to jointly counter China’s illegal actions

Date：2026-06-12
Data Source：Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

June 12, 2026  No. 264  Two Chinese government vessels committed a brazen and unprecedented intrusion into waters around Taiwan’s Taiping Island on the morning of June 11.

Following the illegal harassment by Chinese government vessels of cargo ships exercising their right to freedom of navigation in Taiwan’s eastern waters in recent days, this was another hostile escalation of gray-zone activities and part of a pattern of aggressive behavior that constitutes a grave threat to Taiwan’s sovereign rights and interests and maritime security, as well as regional peace.

The Chinese government’s unreasonable activities are a serious breach of international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and a flagrant attempt to undermine the international order.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) solemnly condemns China’s unlawful actions, which harm Taiwan’s sovereignty, undermine regional peace and stability, and challenge the international order.

Furthermore, MOFA reiterates that neither the ROC (Taiwan) nor the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is subordinate to the other and that the South China Sea Islands are part of the territory of the ROC. That the ROC enjoys all rights over the South China Sea Islands and their relevant waters in accordance with international law and the law of the sea is beyond dispute and challenge. The incursion of Chinese government vessels into the waters surrounding Taiping Island has severely violated Taiwan’s sovereignty and jeopardized the safety of Taiwanese vessels and personnel. China’s malicious provocations and heavy-handed actions have severely contravened the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, other international laws pertaining to maritime safety, and the law of the sea. They have blatantly challenged the international order and disrupted regional peace, security, and stability.

MOFA once again urges the international community to recognize the serious and immediate threat that China’s illegal actions pose to regional peace and stability, and to jointly counter China’s unlawful conduct. Taiwan is a party committed to maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea. The government of Taiwan will continue to staunchly safeguard maritime security and continue to seek the support of like-minded nations in jointly maintaining security in the Indo-Pacific region. (E)

Source: Republic of China Taiwan

MOFA response to joint statement by foreign and defense ministers of Australia and UK reaffirming importance of Taiwan Strait peace and stability

Date：2026-06-12
Data Source：Department of European Affairs

June 12, 2026  Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung greatly affirms and welcomes the joint statement issued following the Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) on June 10. The statement reiterated the critical importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, opposed any unilateral action to change the status quo, and encouraged dialogue rather than coercion or the use of force. 

The statement also expressed concern at China’s destabilizing military exercises around Taiwan. It recognized that the international community benefits from the expertise of the people of Taiwan. And it conveyed the two countries’ commitment to supporting Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations and deepening relations with Taiwan in the economic, trade, scientific, technological, and cultural fields.

The consultations were held in London. They were attended by UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, Defence Secretary John Healey, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong, and Minister for Defence Richard Marles. 

The statement marked the third consecutive year that Australia and the United Kingdom have jointly issued such a public declaration of support for Taiwan.

The United Kingdom, Australia, and Taiwan are like-minded partners that share such universal values as democracy, freedom, and the rule of law. They play a key role in ensuring stability and peace in the Indo-Pacific. 

As an indispensable member of the international community, Taiwan will continue to work closely with like-minded countries to safeguard peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, expand Taiwan’s international participation, defend the rules-based international order, and jointly promote security and prosperity throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

Source: Republic of China Taiwan

MOFA response to joint statement by foreign and defense ministers of Australia and UK reaffirming importance of Taiwan Strait peace and stability

Date：2026-06-12
Data Source：Department of European Affairs

June 12, 2026  Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung greatly affirms and welcomes the joint statement issued following the Australia-United Kingdom Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) on June 10. The statement reiterated the critical importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, opposed any unilateral action to change the status quo, and encouraged dialogue rather than coercion or the use of force. 

The statement also expressed concern at China’s destabilizing military exercises around Taiwan. It recognized that the international community benefits from the expertise of the people of Taiwan. And it conveyed the two countries’ commitment to supporting Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations and deepening relations with Taiwan in the economic, trade, scientific, technological, and cultural fields.

The consultations were held in London. They were attended by UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, Defence Secretary John Healey, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong, and Minister for Defence Richard Marles. 

The statement marked the third consecutive year that Australia and the United Kingdom have jointly issued such a public declaration of support for Taiwan.

The United Kingdom, Australia, and Taiwan are like-minded partners that share such universal values as democracy, freedom, and the rule of law. They play a key role in ensuring stability and peace in the Indo-Pacific. 

As an indispensable member of the international community, Taiwan will continue to work closely with like-minded countries to safeguard peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, expand Taiwan’s international participation, defend the rules-based international order, and jointly promote security and prosperity throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

Source: Republic of China Taiwan

MOFA welcomes joint statement by foreign and defense ministers of Australia and Germany underscoring importance of Taiwan Strait peace and stability

Date：2026-06-11
Data Source：Department of European Affairs

June 11, 2026  
No. 262  

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung welcomes and commends the joint statement issued following the Australia-Germany 2+2 Ministerial Consultations on June 8. The statement stressed the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, reaffirmed the two countries’ shared opposition to any unilateral action to change the status quo by force or coercion, and conveyed support for Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations.
 
The consultations took place in Berlin. They were attended by German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Johann Wadephul, Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles, and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong.
 
This is the third occasion this year that Australia and Germany have issued joint statements emphasizing the importance of Taiwan Strait peace and stability. Joint statements issued in February by their foreign ministers and in March by their defense ministers expressed the same position, fully demonstrating that maintaining the status quo of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is an international consensus.
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to cooperate with Australia, Germany, and other like-minded countries so as to jointly defend peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific and safeguard freedom, democracy, and the international rules-based order. (E)

Source: Republic of China Taiwan

MOFA welcomes joint statement by foreign and defense ministers of Australia and Germany underscoring importance of Taiwan Strait peace and stability

Date：2026-06-11
Data Source：Department of European Affairs

June 11, 2026  
No. 262  

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung welcomes and commends the joint statement issued following the Australia-Germany 2+2 Ministerial Consultations on June 8. The statement stressed the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, reaffirmed the two countries’ shared opposition to any unilateral action to change the status quo by force or coercion, and conveyed support for Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations.
 
The consultations took place in Berlin. They were attended by German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Johann Wadephul, Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles, and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong.
 
This is the third occasion this year that Australia and Germany have issued joint statements emphasizing the importance of Taiwan Strait peace and stability. Joint statements issued in February by their foreign ministers and in March by their defense ministers expressed the same position, fully demonstrating that maintaining the status quo of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is an international consensus.
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to cooperate with Australia, Germany, and other like-minded countries so as to jointly defend peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific and safeguard freedom, democracy, and the international rules-based order. (E)

Source: Republic of China Taiwan

MOFA response to joint statement by EU and South Korea highlighting importance of cross-strait peace and stability

Date：2026-06-11
Data Source：Department of European Affairs

June 11, 2026  

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes and commends the joint statement issued on June 10 following the 11th European Union-South Korea summit. The statement emphasized the importance of preserving peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, opposed unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the Indo-Pacific, and conveyed support for freedom of navigation and overflight, including in the South China Sea, in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
 
The summit took place in Brussels. It was attended by President of the European Council António Costa, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, and South Korea President Lee Jae-myung.
 
The statement followed on a joint declaration made in 2023 at the 10th European Union-South Korea summit, in which participants expressed the same position. 
 
Taiwan is located at a critical juncture in the first island chain. Peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, therefore, are not only vital to regional peace and prosperity but are also foundational to global supply chain stability and international trade.
 
As a responsible member of the international community, Taiwan will continue to enhance cooperation with like-minded partners to jointly maintain peace and prosperity across the Taiwan Strait and Indo-Pacific and defend the international rules-based order.

Source: Republic of China Taiwan

MOFA response to joint statement by EU and South Korea highlighting importance of cross-strait peace and stability

Date：2026-06-11
Data Source：Department of European Affairs

June 11, 2026  

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes and commends the joint statement issued on June 10 following the 11th European Union-South Korea summit. The statement emphasized the importance of preserving peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, opposed unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the Indo-Pacific, and conveyed support for freedom of navigation and overflight, including in the South China Sea, in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
 
The summit took place in Brussels. It was attended by President of the European Council António Costa, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, and South Korea President Lee Jae-myung.
 
The statement followed on a joint declaration made in 2023 at the 10th European Union-South Korea summit, in which participants expressed the same position. 
 
Taiwan is located at a critical juncture in the first island chain. Peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, therefore, are not only vital to regional peace and prosperity but are also foundational to global supply chain stability and international trade.
 
As a responsible member of the international community, Taiwan will continue to enhance cooperation with like-minded partners to jointly maintain peace and prosperity across the Taiwan Strait and Indo-Pacific and defend the international rules-based order.

Source: Republic of China Taiwan

May 17, 2026  No. 213  
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung and Minister of Health and Welfare Shih Chung-liang cohosted a banquet in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 16 for World Health Assembly (WHA) delegations and permanent representatives from diplomatic allies of Taiwan. Minister Lin and Minister Shih expressed appreciation for their continued and steadfast support of Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Organization (WHO) and exchanged views on related issues with the guests. This marked the first time that Taiwan’s minister of foreign affairs and minister of health and welfare had both traveled to Geneva to promote Taiwan’s bid for participation. The two ministers engaged in lively interactions with representatives from Taiwan’s diplomatic allies during the banquet. Minister Lin said that the inaugural Taiwan Smart Medical and Health Tech Expo would be held parallel to the WHA this year to showcase Taiwan’s achievements in smart medicine, smart technologies, and humanitarian assistance. He noted that it would convey the spirit of Taiwan can help and Taiwan can lead while also aiming to deepen global health cooperation. He stated that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) had been actively promoting the Diplomatic Allies Prosperity Project to assist allied nations in enhancing their medical and healthcare capabilities and supporting sustainable development. He added that these efforts had received widespread recognition. Furthermore, he emphasized that during the COVID-19 pandemic and in other times of international need, Taiwan had promptly provided medical supplies, humanitarian aid, and technical assistance, fully demonstrating that Taiwan was a responsible member of the international community and concretely implementing the concept of health without borders. Minister Lin reiterated that Taiwan was part of the world, that it had the right to participate in global affairs, and that its determination to actively participate in WHO, the WHA, and related mechanisms remained unchanged. He also thanked Taiwan’s diplomatic allies for their support and stressed that only through international cooperation could a healthier, more secure, and more resilient world be built. Minister Shih underscored that Taiwan continued to work with its diplomatic allies to advance medical and health care in such areas as health information, chronic disease prevention and treatment, maternal and infant health, and mental health, thereby seeking to improve global health and well-being. On behalf of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), he thanked the countries for supporting Taiwan’s participation in WHO and the WHA. He also sincerely invited their representatives to attend the 2026 Global Health and Welfare Forum in Taiwan to jointly create a digital health future centered on trust.Speaking at the event on behalf of Taiwan’s allies, Palau Vice President and Minister of Health and Human Services Raynold Oilouch stated that all diplomatic allies at the event shared the vision of leaving no one behind. He also recognized Taiwan’s long-term contributions in such domains as health care, infrastructure, sustainable agriculture, and education, which had strengthened familial-like bonds and partnerships between Taiwan and its diplomatic allies. He called on the international community to support Taiwan’s participation in global affairs to ensure Taiwan’s voice would be heard. He thanked the countries present for their support of and friendship with Taiwan at such events as the WHA. The banquet was jointly hosted by Minister Lin and Minister Shih in Geneva and attended by the 11 diplomatic allies of Taiwan that are members of WHO—namely, Belize, Eswatini, Guatemala, Haiti, the Marshall Islands, Palau, Paraguay, Tuvalu, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The event helped further Taiwan’s exchanges and cooperation in medicine and health with diplomatic allies and bolstered their support for Taiwan’s international participation. (E)

Source: Republic of China Taiwan

May 17, 2026  No. 213  
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung and Minister of Health and Welfare Shih Chung-liang cohosted a banquet in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 16 for World Health Assembly (WHA) delegations and permanent representatives from diplomatic allies of Taiwan. Minister Lin and Minister Shih expressed appreciation for their continued and steadfast support of Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Organization (WHO) and exchanged views on related issues with the guests. This marked the first time that Taiwan’s minister of foreign affairs and minister of health and welfare had both traveled to Geneva to promote Taiwan’s bid for participation. The two ministers engaged in lively interactions with representatives from Taiwan’s diplomatic allies during the banquet. Minister Lin said that the inaugural Taiwan Smart Medical and Health Tech Expo would be held parallel to the WHA this year to showcase Taiwan’s achievements in smart medicine, smart technologies, and humanitarian assistance. He noted that it would convey the spirit of Taiwan can help and Taiwan can lead while also aiming to deepen global health cooperation. He stated that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) had been actively promoting the Diplomatic Allies Prosperity Project to assist allied nations in enhancing their medical and healthcare capabilities and supporting sustainable development. He added that these efforts had received widespread recognition. Furthermore, he emphasized that during the COVID-19 pandemic and in other times of international need, Taiwan had promptly provided medical supplies, humanitarian aid, and technical assistance, fully demonstrating that Taiwan was a responsible member of the international community and concretely implementing the concept of health without borders. Minister Lin reiterated that Taiwan was part of the world, that it had the right to participate in global affairs, and that its determination to actively participate in WHO, the WHA, and related mechanisms remained unchanged. He also thanked Taiwan’s diplomatic allies for their support and stressed that only through international cooperation could a healthier, more secure, and more resilient world be built. Minister Shih underscored that Taiwan continued to work with its diplomatic allies to advance medical and health care in such areas as health information, chronic disease prevention and treatment, maternal and infant health, and mental health, thereby seeking to improve global health and well-being. On behalf of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), he thanked the countries for supporting Taiwan’s participation in WHO and the WHA. He also sincerely invited their representatives to attend the 2026 Global Health and Welfare Forum in Taiwan to jointly create a digital health future centered on trust.Speaking at the event on behalf of Taiwan’s allies, Palau Vice President and Minister of Health and Human Services Raynold Oilouch stated that all diplomatic allies at the event shared the vision of leaving no one behind. He also recognized Taiwan’s long-term contributions in such domains as health care, infrastructure, sustainable agriculture, and education, which had strengthened familial-like bonds and partnerships between Taiwan and its diplomatic allies. He called on the international community to support Taiwan’s participation in global affairs to ensure Taiwan’s voice would be heard. He thanked the countries present for their support of and friendship with Taiwan at such events as the WHA. The banquet was jointly hosted by Minister Lin and Minister Shih in Geneva and attended by the 11 diplomatic allies of Taiwan that are members of WHO—namely, Belize, Eswatini, Guatemala, Haiti, the Marshall Islands, Palau, Paraguay, Tuvalu, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The event helped further Taiwan’s exchanges and cooperation in medicine and health with diplomatic allies and bolstered their support for Taiwan’s international participation. (E)