Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu says conflict with China would have 'disastrous results'
TAIPEI - A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would have “disastrous results” for the world, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu told AFP in an interview on Wednesday, citing the island’s strategic importance for the semiconductor industry and global shipping lanes.
Freedom of navigation is therefore one of the “crucial elements of international security and prosperity”. “What China has been doing in engaging in cognitive warfare is to change the thinking of the critical minority here in Taiwan – to vote the other way so they can change the outcome of the election,” he said.
Relations between Taiwan and China have plunged since Ms Tsai’s election in 2016, with Beijing refusing to engage with Taipei. US officials have said they believe China would not have the military capability to undertake such an operation before then.
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