Deputy Foreign Minister Wu Zhizhong accepted an exclusive interview with the Czech media "Voxpot".
The Chinese Communist Party dispatched a fleet of ships, including the Liaoning aircraft carrier strike group, to the east of the first island chain for exercises. Deputy Foreign Minister Wu Zhizhong recently accepted an exclusive interview with foreign media. When talking about the recent situation in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait, he said that in the face of China's continued militarization of the South China Sea and its "salami-slicing strategy" in an attempt to change the regional status quo and increase the risk of conflict, regional countries must strengthen cooperation.
Wu Zhizhong recently accepted an exclusive interview with the Czech independent media "Voxpot", and the report was published today (29th).
"Taiwan is a sovereign and independent country and does not need to declare independence separately."
In response to the recent situation in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait, Wu Zhizhong refuted Beijing's claim that the Taiwan issue is an "internal matter" and reiterated that Taiwan has never been part of the People's Republic of China. Taiwan is a sovereign and independent country and does not need to declare independence separately.
Wu Zhizhong pointed out that China continues to militarize the South China Sea and adopts a "salami-slicing strategy" to gradually expand its control over regional islands in an attempt to change the regional status quo and increase the risk of conflict. In the face of China's continued expansion of military power, regional countries must strengthen cooperation and jointly maintain peace and stability.
Wu Zhizhong: TSMC’s establishment of factories in the United States and procurement of Alaskan natural gas will help deepen Taiwan-US cooperation
In terms of Taiwan-US relations, Wu Zhizhong said that Taiwan is committed to deepening common interests with the United States and making Taiwan's security and prosperity an important part of the national interests of the United States. He pointed out that TSMC's investment and establishment of factories in the United States and Taiwan's plan to increase purchases of Alaskan natural gas will help deepen the economic and strategic cooperation between the two sides. Especially with the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI), Taiwan's semiconductor industry plays a key role in the global supply chain, and the U.S. technology industry highly relies on Taiwan's advanced processes and technical capabilities. Economic and technological cooperation between Taiwan and the United States is becoming increasingly close, and safeguarding Taiwan's security is also in the national interest of the United States.
Talking about the risk of China's military invasion of Taiwan, Wu Zhizhong pointed out that China's military threat is real and if the international community fails to take action, China will eventually attempt to seize Taiwan by force.
Wu Zhizhong emphasized that Taiwan possesses the world's key semiconductor technology and industrial capabilities. Once China controls Taiwan's technological assets, its global influence will be greatly enhanced and even make it difficult for other countries to compete. Therefore, preventing China from controlling Taiwan's key technologies is in the common interest of the international community. Maintaining the status quo across the Taiwan Strait is in the interest of major countries. All countries should work together to prevent China from using force to change the status quo.
