MOFA condemns Central Asia-China joint accord's false Taiwan claim

Taipei, June 19 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in Taipei condemned the inclusion of a false claim of Taiwan being a part of China in a joint declaration adopted by Beijing and five of its allies in Central Asia during a recent summit, according to a statement Thursday.

The foreign ministry strongly condemns Chinese President Xi Jinping's (習近平) outrageous remarks claiming Taiwan is an inseparable part of China during his attendance at the second Central Asia-China Summit held in Astana, Kazakhstan, from Monday to Wednesday.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) government has used such public occasions of meeting with heads of state to undermine the status of the Republic of China (Taiwan) as a sovereign country, according to the statement.

The foreign ministry also protests and condemns leaders and officials of the five Central Asian countries -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan for echoing Beijing's stance, which became part of the Astana Declaration signed by the six countries during the summit.

According to MOFA, neither the ROC (Taiwan) government nor the People's Republic of China has been subordinate to the other, while the CCP regime has never governed the areas of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu.

Therefore, no country should seek to deny Taiwan's existence by issuing a joint communication, the foreign ministry said. It also urged the five Central Asian countries to stop backing Beijing's statements that are not based on facts but intended to destabilize peace in the region.