MOFA response to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson’s inappropriate remarks regarding visits to Europe by senior Taiwanese politicians

November 12, 2025

At a regular press conference on November 10, a spokesperson of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs made unfounded and inappropriate remarks regarding recent trips to Europe by Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim and former President Tsai Ing-wen, referring to them as "Taiwan independence" politicians and members of "separatist forces."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) strongly refutes and condemns these statements. China's fierce and unrelenting suppression of Taiwan not only hurts cross-strait relations but also exposes China's authoritarian nature to the international community.

MOFA reiterates that the ROC (Taiwan) is a sovereign and independent country; that neither the ROC (Taiwan) nor the People's Republic of China is subordinate to the other; and that the PRC has never governed Taiwan. These are objective facts widely recognized by the international community, as well as the cross-strait status quo. China therefore has no right to interfere with the aforementioned trips by Taiwanese politicians.

Vice President Hsiao attended the annual summit of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China in Brussels at the European Parliament on November 7, and former President Tsai delivered a speech at the Berlin Freedom Conference in Germany on November 10. This demonstrates that Taiwan-Europe relations are further deepening and that Europe's support and regard for Taiwan are growing. Taiwan will continue to work with European nations and other like-minded countries in promoting regional peace, stability, and democratic resilience.