Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung hosted a banquet for a 12-member delegation from the Japan-based think tank Sasakawa Peace Foundation and the US-based think tank Institute for Indo-Pacific Security on the evening of November 14. The delegation, visiting Taiwan to attend a tabletop exercise organized by Taiwan’s Prospect Foundation, included Sasakawa Peace Foundation Executive Director Nobukatsu Kanehara and Institute for Indo-Pacific Security Chairman Randall G. Schriver.

The joint statement issued by the Group of Seven foreign ministers reaffirming the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is sincerely welcomed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

A short film showcasing Taiwan’s commitment to combating climate change was released Nov. 12 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

At a regular press conference on November 12, a spokesperson of China’s Taiwan Affairs Office stated that Taiwan could only participate in next year’s APEC activities as a regional economy under the so-called “one China principle.” China will serve as the host economy for APEC in 2026.

Taiwan continued cementing its role in the international economic and trade system on the strength of the government’s value-added diplomacy policy and the hard work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and associated overseas offices.

Remarks from five allies backing Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change are deeply appreciated by the government and people of Taiwan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Nov. 10.

Support extended by the U.S. and Italy is sincerely appreciated by the government and people of Taiwan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Nov. 7.

The United States Department of State and Republican members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee have publicly refuted highly inappropriate statements by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which said that the political prerequisite for Taiwan’s involvement in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings would be participating as a regional economy under the so-called “one China principle.” They have also voiced strong backing for Taiwan’s equal participation in APEC.

While attending a regular hearing of the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs Committee on November 5, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot stated in response to a question that France strongly opposed any unilateral attempt to change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait by force or coercion.

Typhoon Kalmaegi recently caused severe flooding in central Philippines, including the province of Cebu. To date, over 110 people have perished and more than 700,000 have been evacuated.