Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chen Mingqi refutes Taiwan’s severance of diplomatic relations as a voluntary abandonment

Taiwan and Nicaragua severed diplomatic relations at the end of 2021. The posthumous work of former Ambassador to Nigeria Wu Jinmu revealed that "Taiwan chose to stand with the United States and voluntarily abandoned Nicaragua." In this regard, Deputy Foreign Minister Chen Mingqi said in an interview at the Legislative Yuan today that how is it possible? The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a grasp of all diplomatic situations and works hard until the last moment, but sometimes the situation is unavoidable. China has spent a lot of resources and effort on this, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs understands it.

Wu Jin-mu passed away last year. Wu's posthumous work "A Clear Silent Voice: Echoes of Wu Jin-mu's Diplomatic Career" published in September this year pointed out that the turning point in Taiwan-Nepal relations was after the Nigerian presidential election in November 2021. Because the US-backed candidates and more than 30 opposition figures were arrested by the Ortega government on various charges, Ortega was eventually re-elected, but the United States and Western countries did not recognize it and imposed economic sanctions on the Nigerian government and senior officials.

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Wu Jinmu said in the book that the Tsai Ing-wen government at the time chose to side with the United States and did not send a message to congratulate Ortega on her victory. This caused dissatisfaction among the top leaders of Nigeria, and that is why it decided to accept the "one-China principle" and establish diplomatic relations with Beijing.

Chen Mingqi said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a good grasp of all diplomatic relations. Nicaragua has severed diplomatic relations with me. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs works hard for all diplomatic relations until the last moment, but sometimes the situation is unavoidable. China has also spent a lot of resources and efforts in this regard, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs understands this. The relevant statements are not known to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and all relevant information has been handed over to the Supervisory Yuan for processing.

The media asked whether it was true that he had voluntarily given up on Nicaragua in order to share the same position as the United States. Chen Mingqi asked, "Do you think this is possible?" All diplomatic relations and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have to work hard to maintain it. How is it possible? Moreover, Nicaragua maintained its position until the last moment, and it was a pity that it had to happen later.