Taiwan rejects China’s claim of holding sovereignty over the Taiwan Strait. That’s the word from foreign ministry spokesperson Joanne Ou on Tuesday.
Ou was speaking in response to her Chinese counterpart Wang Wenbin. Wang said on Monday that Beijing has sovereignty over the strait and denied US claims that the channel is international waters.
Ou says Taiwan cannot accept China’s distortion of international law. She says Wang’s words reveal China’s intent to annex Taiwan.
Ou says Taiwan will cooperate with like-minded countries including the United States to defend the rules-based international order. She adds together they will promote peace, stability and prosperity in the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific region.