China considers Taiwan as its breakaway province and reacted angrily to Pelosi’s tour of Taiwan. Ger acknowledged Taiwan appreciated India for standing up for justice, peace and stability inside the Taiwan Strait inside the wake of China’s military offensive in response to Pelosi’s journey.
“Both India and Taiwan are threatened by authoritarianism; hence, closer collaboration between the two is not only desirable but necessary,” Ger acknowledged.
“I believe now is high time for us to engage in strategic collaboration, with enhancing trade and technology cooperation being one of the most feasible areas to begin with,” he added.
The envoy acknowledged the Chinese military has been escalating its aggression throughout the waters and airspace of Taiwan and Japan, severely “devastating” peace and security inside the Indo-Pacific space.
He acknowledged the actions elevated the possibilities of “miscalculation” nevertheless they could possibly be a “prelude” to modifications within the established order.
“We appreciate that India has stood up for justice, peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. Now some were misguided in thinking that by inviting Speaker Pelosi, Taiwan and the US were the ‘provocateurs’, intending to change the status quo,” Ger acknowledged.
“However, if we take a look at the facts on the ground over the years — Galwan Valley, East and the South China Sea and Hong Kong — it is clear who the real provocateur is. Taiwan is merely defending itself in reaction to what is happening,” he added.
While China has been cracking down on pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong and continued to ramp up its military actions inside the East and South China Sea, its aggressive behaviour triggered the clashes in Galwan Valley in June 2020.
India would not have formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan nevertheless either side have commerce and people-to-people relations. In 1995, New Delhi prepare India-Taipei Association (ITA) in Taipei to promote interactions between the two sides.
“It is encouraging to see that in recent years there have been fundamental changes in terms of how democracies, India included, are no longer just reacting to but taking active measures in preventing and countering anti-democratic tactics and grey-zone operations,” Ger acknowledged.
“India in this regard is just like Taiwan, standing at the forefront in the face of aggressive and belligerent authoritarian regimes. We need to join hands to fend off the expansion of autocracy,” he added.
The de-facto ambassador acknowledged there is a “gargantuan untapped well of potential” for cooperation between Taiwan and India.
“We can and should collaborate more on cyber, space, maritime, green energy, food security and even tourism and gastronomy,” he acknowledged.
Ger acknowledged yoga is vastly modern in Taiwan and Bollywood films are moreover catching up quickly.
“There is so much we can offer to each other. It is my sincere hope that India sees Taiwan in its own right,” he acknowledged.
Referring to Chinese military actions, Ger acknowledged Taiwan has been on the forefront inside the battle in opposition to creeping authoritarianism for a few years.
“Every single day, we repel numerous attempts of malicious hacking and disinformation attacks; our fighter jets and warships thwart attempts of intrusion, and our coastguards drive away illegal camouflaged fishing boats,” he acknowledged.
In the aftermath of Pelosi’s go to remaining month, China mounted foremost military exercises spherical Taiwan, with the Chinese fighter jets and vessels repeatedly crossing the median line in Taiwan Strait.
“Last month alone, over 300 sorties were flown over the median line, a dramatic increase from preceding years while a long-standing tacit agreement existed between Taiwan and China on the Taiwan Strait median line,” Ger acknowledged.
“To be sure, given China’s recent relentless incursions of the median line and other military provocations around Taiwan, it is a clear sign that China is attempting to routinise its action to wreck the long-term status quo across the Taiwan Strait,” he acknowledged.
Ger acknowledged China is attempting to undermine the reality that the Taiwan Strait is a component of worldwide waters, thus setting the stage for a “new normal” inside the waterways.
He moreover sought India’s help for Taiwan’s bid to participate meaningfully inside the World Health Assembly, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and INTERPOL and so forth.
“You see, this is not even political, but for humanitarian purpose. Let us start from here and build up the momentum for mutually beneficial cooperation,” he acknowledged.
The de-facto ambassador acknowledged Taiwan has been unable to participate inside the UN system because of this of of China.
“By deliberately conflating its ‘One China’ principle with the UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 — the resolution that determined who represents China in the organisation some 50 years ago — Beijing is misleading the world by spreading the fallacy that Taiwan is a part of the People’s Republic of China,” Ger acknowledged. “The long-term status quo is, the ROC (Taiwan) and the PRC are separate jurisdictions, with neither subordinate to the other,” he acknowledged. Ger acknowledged the people of Taiwan can solely be represented inside the worldwide group by their free and democratically elected authorities.
“The wrongful interpretation of UNGA Resolution 2758 has long deprived Taiwan of the right to participate in the United Nations and its specialised agencies, such as WHO, ICAO, and INTERPOL, and it has also denied the international community of an opportunity to benefit from Taiwan’s contributions,” he added.
Ger acknowledged worldwide places worldwide are beginning to realise what Taiwan can provide and lots of help its sturdy participation inside the UN system.
