Taiwan and the United States belong to the same alliance of democratic values; the U.S. should not sacrifice Taiwan's interests to make a compromise with China’s peremptory hegemony
A senior official of the U.S. National Security Council made a statement today (August 31, 2007) regarding Taiwan’s national status. In response, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) solemnly reiterates that it is a clear and undeniable fact that as an independent sovereign country, Taiwan has never been a part of the People's Republic of China, and that Taiwan and China have no jurisdiction over each other. Due to the fact that Taiwan has existed as an independent sovereign country, Taiwan’s statehood is neither an unresolved issue nor is Taiwan's status undecided, whatever the country’s name will be. With total disregard for the reality, China has continued acting in a hegemonic manner to brainwash and demand the international community to deny Taiwan’s national status. Such actions are absolutely unacceptable to the 23 million Taiwanese people. As a long-term ally of Taiwan, the United States must not echo the remarks of Beijing officials.
The MAC reiterates that Taiwan fully meets the essential conditions required to constitute a country and as such, Taiwan and the People's Republic of China have no jurisdiction over each other. Taiwan has not only maintained formal diplomatic relations with 23 member states and one observer state of the United Nations, but has also substantively participated in the international community. Taiwan has not gained the recognition of the majority of the countries in the world because China has long propagandized its “one China” principle in the international community with the aim of annexing Taiwan. Such a kind of malicious diplomatic intimidation has resulted in a worsening trend in the political antagonism between both sides of the Strait. The MAC emphasizes that since Taiwan and the U.S. belong to the same “alliance of democratic values,” the U.S. should comprehend Taiwan's position and actions from the angle of Taiwan's achievements in its democratization over these years and the status quo across the Taiwan Strait.
The MAC indicates that as a sovereign country, Taiwan is also an important member in the international community. To guarantee the collective human rights of the 23 million Taiwanese people, Taiwan is surely entitled to participate in the United Nations which is composed of sovereign nations. In the future, the Taiwanese government will unswervingly promote its administrative measures in a direction consistent with the demands of public opinion. Moreover, it urges that the international community should not sacrifice Taiwan's interests to make a compromise with China’s peremptory hegemony.