Canada, UK voice support for assisting Taiwan
Canada, UK voice support for assisting Taiwan
2022-12-06
More countries besides the U.S. have recently spoken up in support of Taiwan on the international stage. Canada’s foreign minister recently announced plans to send more warships on transits of the Taiwan Strait, to make it clear to China that those are international waters. Meanwhile, the British Parliament’s Defense Select Committee Chair, says there is much to explore in boosting military assistance for Taiwan.
President Tsai Ing-wen bumps elbows with her guests as a greeting. Earlier in December, Tsai received a delegation from the U.S.-based German Marshall Fund think tank. She also sat with the chair of the British Parliament’s Defence Select Committee, Tobias Ellwood, who according to Reuters, now says there is “much to explore” in boosting military assistance for Taiwan.
According to the report, Ellwood said he had discussed Taiwan’s submarine program during his visit. He says that, although the U.S. is Taiwan’s main arms provider, the U.K. has been helping Taiwan develop its own fleet of domestically-built submarines. According to Reuters, Ellwood said the U.K. should help support Taiwan militarily, whether with weapons or intelligence sharing.
Separately, Canadian foreign minister Melanie Joly said in an interview that Canada plans to dispatch more warships on transits of the Taiwan Strait to “ensure that the question of the Taiwan Strait is clear” and that “it remains an international strait.” The move is seen as a response to Chinese claims earlier this year that the strait is not international waters. Back in September, U.S. and Canadian warships carried out a routine transit of the Taiwan Strait, and it could be one of many more to come.
Chao Tien-lin
DPP lawmaker
The words by the chair of the British Parliament’s Defence Select Committee and Canada’s foreign minister both further highlight that Taiwan is a model for freedom and democracy in the Indo-Pacific region. China’s military hegemony and oppression has only served to arouse public outrage from like-minded countries, who are now helping Taiwan through diplomatic and military means. These efforts will only get bigger.
The DPP lawmaker says that countries around the world will continue supporting Taiwan as long as Beijing insists on its annexation ambitions.
台海情勢緊繃 英.加力挺加強對台軍事援助
2022-12-06
台海情勢緊繃引起歐美各國注意，加拿大外交部長趙美蘭接受外媒專訪指出，加國計畫派出更多軍艦通過台海，確認這裡是國際水域，12月初來台訪問的英國下議院國防委員會主席埃爾伍德則提到，訪台期間曾討論潛艦國造議題，他認為英國可以協助，也喊話英國政府要加強和台灣在軍事與安全上的互動。
和總統蔡英文手肘碰手肘打招呼，12月初隨美國智庫「德國馬歇爾基金會」來台訪問的英國下議院國防委員會主席埃爾伍德，回國後接受路透社專訪指出，英國在加強對台軍事援助，還有很大的空間。
埃爾伍德表示來台期間曾討論到台灣潛艦國造計畫，他認為美國是台灣主要武器來源，但英國也可以協助台灣研發新的潛艦，英國要加強和台灣的軍事與安全互動，可以透過提供武器與情報共享助台，在國際上也應該更勇敢力挺。
英國要協助台灣打造潛艦，加拿大則計畫派軍艦穿越台海，加國外交部長趙美蘭直言，必須確認台灣海峽，這個中國聲稱擁有主權的水域是國際水域，在這個問題上要一清二楚，這也是為何今年夏天，加拿大會和美國艦艇一起穿越台海，未來類似情況會越來越多。
[[立委(民) 趙天麟]]
“不管是英國國會下議院國防委員會的主席，還是加拿大外交部長的發言，都凸顯了台灣身為一個印太地區的自由民主典範國家， 受到中國窮兵黷武霸權的欺凌， 已經引起理念相近國家的公憤，他們紛紛在外交上、軍事上對台灣伸出援手 這樣的力道只會更大”
綠營立委喊話，北京當局只要一天不放棄武統，就會有更多國家用行動支持台灣。
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