The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Tuesday strongly condemned China’s intervention in sending a letter to a French senator calling him to cancel his trip to Taiwan.
The senator is the chairman of the French Senate’s Taiwan Friendship Group, Alain Richard. Richard had visited Taiwan in 2015 and 2018. The senator is committed to deepening cooperation between Taiwan and France.
The foreign ministry said Beijing has gone to great lengths to suppress Taiwan and its friends. The ministry said Beijing’s move would only lead to deeper resentment among the Taiwanese people towards China.