New Southbound Policy Portal

 

In separate public statements, the governments of Thailand and Vietnam recently expressed high concern regarding Taiwan Strait peace and stability.

Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that cross-strait peace and stability were crucial both to ASEAN and to Thailand and urged all parties to manage the situation with prudence.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that peace, stability, and cooperation in the Taiwan Strait were of significance to the region and the world and said it hoped that all relevant parties would actively contribute to regional peace and development.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) commends these statements by the governments of Thailand and Vietnam.

MOFA believes that the proclamations issued by the governments of Thailand and Vietnam expressing the above positions reflect the objective reality of China’s recent high-pressure coercion of Japan and show that peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait have become important security issues in the Indo-Pacific. Indeed, maintaining the status quo is the general expectation of the international community, which sees this as key to preserving regional stability. As a responsible member of the international community, Taiwan will continue to cooperate with like-minded nations to jointly uphold the rules-based international order.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung states that Taiwan Strait security is crucial to regional and global stability. The international community’s close attention to this matter demonstrates that sustaining peace across the Taiwan Strait has become a widespread consensus among nations. Taiwan will continue to promote integrated diplomacy and work with like-minded partners in Southeast Asia and around the world to safeguard peace, stability, and prosperity throughout the Indo-Pacific. (E)