The Pacific Island Forum that just ended last week caused controversy due to Taiwan -related expressions. In an interview with Taiwan ’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Taiwan may encounter some troubles and obstacles next year.
Comprehensive Free Times and Lianhe News Network reported on Tuesday (September 3) that Tanaka Last week attended the Pacific Island Forum (PIF). When he was questioned by the mediaA good Solomon Islands may encounter some troubles and obstacles to participate in the meeting.
He said that the Solomon Islands and mainland China were unbalanced to the entire Pacific region after the establishment of diplomatic relations with mainland China.After the third forces came in, the security of the entire Pacific Ocean had considerable doubts. Not only in Taiwan, but even the United States, Australia, South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, etc., they all felt that this development had a negative impact on the development of the Pacific region.Enter the Pacific.
Tanaka said that Taiwan has been participating in the Pacific Island Forum for 29 years. Taiwan, as part of the Pacific Island country, also supports Taiwan in three diplomatic countries and other countries in Taiwan. Therefore, the development of the Pacific is good.It is closely related to Taiwan, and the safety of the Pacific region is also a key area for Taiwan's attention.
The five -day 53rd Pacific Island Forum Leadership Meeting ended on Friday (August 30) in Tonga.18 Pacific countries including New Zealand and Australia issued a communiqué after the meeting, which clearly rejected the appeal made by Beijing and cut off relations with Taiwan.This caused a strong protest on the mainland. PIF released the communiqué from the official website that night, and released it the next morning.The new bulletin deletes the previous content involved in Taiwan.The official did not make any public explanations of this change.
PIF is one of the most important international organizations in the Pacific.In 1993, Taiwan participated in the forum and related activities as a "development partner".This decision was based on PIF leaders in 1992 and was confirmed again in the 1999 and 2010 communiqués.