The President of Pacific Island State Michenesia and Taiwan Foreign Minister talked about establishing diplomatic relations with Taiwan Foreign Minister, asking for funding for 50 million yuan (NT $ 2.18 million)."The Taiwan Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Friday (March 10) that Taiwan's foreign foreign aid is definitely not a" money diplomacy "or" Kaizi diplomacy ", and Taiwan will not have a gold aid competition with mainland China.
The Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release saying that the assistance promoted by Taiwan in Pacific and friendly countries is mainly public health care, agricultural, fishery animal husbandry, educational cooperation, technical and vocational training, and clean energy.In recent years, the global epidemic and world trend, Taiwan has also actively promoted international epidemic prevention cooperation, confrontation with climate change, and the construction of people's livelihood infrastructure projects. The relevant results have been well achieved, and it is generally affirmed by the people of the Friendship.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the practice of Taiwan ’s diplomatic assistance is different from mainland China.There are different actions.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that major countries in the world have foreign aid plans in the Pacific region, and the latest information of the "Pacific Aid Map" of the Australian think tank Lowy Institute pointed out that from 2008 to 2020, countriesThe aid in the Pacific Ocean is as follows: Australian aid funds account for 42 % ($ 15.17 billion), New Zealand aid account for 7 % ($ 2.53 billion), US aid accounts for 6 % (US $ 2.3 billion), Japanese aid accounts account for accounts.The total amount of 7%(US $ 2.5 billion), mainland China aid accounted for 9%(US $ 3.37 billion), and Taiwan's aid amount accounted for only 1%(US $ 497 million).
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said that seeing the "government development assistance" (ODA) of Taiwan's international cooperation development in the past year in recent years, about US $ 309 million, accounting for 0.04 % of Taiwan's "national income" (GNI).There is still a considerable gap with the United Nations of 0.7%of the ideal standards for developed countries, but it is by no means that the so -called "Kaizi diplomacy" is by no means a specific person.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that using "Kaizi Diplomacy" to describe Taiwan's long -term implementation of foreign aid policies, not only has the efforts and results of the long -term assistance of Taiwan's long -term assistance to AIA; Taiwan will continue to adhere to the consistent principle of foreign aid,Actively fulfill your international responsibilities, give back to the international community, and assist AIA to promote various cooperation plans that are beneficial to people's livelihood.
