Foreign Minister Lin solemnly refutes Chinese Foreign Minister Wang’s further false claims regarding World War II

Foreign Minister Lin solemnly refutes Chinese Foreign Minister Wang's further false claims regarding World War II

• Date：2025-12-31
• Data Source：Department of Policy Planning

December 31, 2025
No. 547

In his keynote speech at the 2025 Symposium on the International Situation and China's Foreign Relations held in Beijing on December 30, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi once again misrepresented historical facts about World War II and falsely claimed that the so-called Taiwan question was a matter of China's internal affairs. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) solemnly refutes this attempt to distort the truth and mislead the public.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung firmly reiterates that the ROC (Taiwan) is a sovereign and independent country and that neither the ROC (Taiwan) nor the People's Republic of China (PRC) is subordinate to the other. Historical facts, objective reality, and international law all show that Taiwan's sovereignty does not belong to the PRC. Only the people of Taiwan have the right to determine Taiwan's future. Statements distorting Taiwan's sovereign status will not change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait or alter objective facts recognized by the international community.

China recently conducted another joint military exercise around Taiwan, severely threatening peace and security across the Taiwan Strait and the region. Its actions defied the principle of refraining from the threat or use of force set out in the UN Charter and seriously disrupted international maritime and air traffic and regular trade exchanges, harming others while yielding no gain itself. This behavior once again demonstrated that China is the real troublemaker, malicious provocateur, and disruptor of the status quo in the international community and across the Taiwan Strait.

MOFA urges the Beijing authorities to immediately halt their attempts aimed at unilaterally changing the status quo and respect the fact of the existence of the ROC (Taiwan); to immediately cease their unwarranted threats and provocations against Taiwan and neighboring countries and shoulder the responsibilities expected of a major power; and to immediately put an end to their distortion of historical facts and not mislead the international community any further.

MOFA also calls on the international community to support democratic Taiwan through concrete actions, jointly condemn China's persistent efforts to unilaterally alter the status quo and its overbearing military intimidation against other countries, and work together to safeguard peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and security in the Indo-Pacific region. Taiwan will continue to cooperate with other nations in its endeavor to maintain regional peace and stability. (E)