One of Taiwan’s top diplomats says former prime minister Paul Keating fell victim to Chinese “grey zone” influence.
One of Taiwan’s top diplomats says former prime minister Paul Keating fell victim to Chinese “grey zone” influence and embarrassed the Australian government when he spoke out against Foreign Minister Penny Wong.“It was strange to have a former prime minister undermine the strategy of the government and his own party,” Mr Wu said in Sydney on Tuesday.
David Cheng-Wei Wu, director-general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office – Taiwan’s de facto consulate. China claims sovereignty over Taiwan and says the island is not a separate country but part of “one China” governed by Beijing. China’s insistence that Taiwan is not a country means that the island is excluded from many international organisations.
“Our friends know that we should not face obstacles for our participation,” Mr Wu said. “When it comes to global health, we want to be pragmatic and not political.”
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