Both sides should try to clarify what happened and take measures to improve on their mistakes. |
Duplicate copies of our entry which contains official titles of all of our WTO mission members have also been distributed to missions of all other member states. |
For quite a long time bilateral relations have been excellent. Bilateral cooperation projects are going on all the time with remarkable results that have the approval of the people and leaders. |
I can confirm that we had these two cases of aid to Nauru but they both were part of an existing aid and cooperation program. |
If necessary we will make proposals to the minister or even the president. |
In total, China has financed US$15 million in aid for Fiji for this year alone. |
It is not to be used for personal reasons or by individual personalities. |
It's regrettable that the WTO Secretariat has once again thrown away its neutrality under China's pressure and arbitrarily deleted the titles of members of our permanent mission at the WTO headquarters. |
Philippine authorities have told the ministry that no naval and coast guard vessels were in those waters when the incident occurred. |
Russia has close relations with China, so it's not surprising that it criticized Taiwan. However, Russia's reaction also revealed that it was unaware that China opposed the council and guidelines when they were first formulated, and also that Taiwan's decision was made in order to reinforce democracy and respect the right of the people to determine their own future. |
Some foreign countries fear Taiwan is changing the status quo because they have insufficient information. |
Taiwan will continue to step up communications to allay U.S. concerns about President Chen's remarks. |
Taiwan's way of filling in its diplomatic relations is to offer cooperation in human resources, public construction, and fisheries and agriculture within the limits of its capabilities. Each project can withstand public scrutiny. |
The accusation is unfair. All our aid programs are for local developments. We didn't use money to interfere in the local election. As a democracy, we will not do such a thing. |
The foreign ministry has filed a strong protest while summoning the Philippines' deputy representative to Taipei. |