Joseph Wu, the current foreign affairs minister of Taiwan, was interviewed in Taipei by FRANCE 24’s Cyril Payen. In the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Taiwan fears a similar situation as China is determined to claim the island as part of its territory, like it did over a century ago. China’s President Xi Jinping is increasingly menacing and has ordered regular military exercises around the island. Taiwan is wary of a possible invasion from the mainland, and is calling for help.
Wu hopes that fellow democracies around the world realise that if China invades Taiwan, which has a very strategic location, the rest of the Indo-Pacific region could face the same fate. To prevent this scenario, the minister says the island is trying to prepare itself, and wants to procure weapons from fellow democracies.
