The government today promised it would continue to offer humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, which was invaded by Russia three years ago to the day.
Since the full-scale invasion began on Feb. 24, 2022, Taiwan's government has stood with like-minded countries to help Ukraine, particularly in the area of humanitarian needs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said.
Photo: Ann Wang, Reuters
MOFA said it has also been keeping abreast of the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war and the views of European countries, the US and Russia regarding peace talks to potentially end the conflict.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine three years ago, the US had been the latter's biggest supporter.
However, in recent weeks the dynamics seem to have shifted, as new US President Donald Trump has been excluding Ukraine from peace talks with Russia, which has drawn criticism from Kyiv and some European countries.
On Feb. 11, Department of European Affairs Deputy Director-General Josephine Lee (李秀窈) said that since the invasion began in 2022, Taiwan's government has been standing on same front as the US, the EU and like-minded partners to help Ukraine.
Taiwan's government has been offering humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, drawing on the generosity of Taiwan's public and private sectors to provide medical equipment and daily necessities to the Ukrainian people, Lee said.
Furthermore, Taiwan has been helping the Ukrainian government and people to rebuild their infrastructure, including roads, schools, hospitals, and water and electricity systems, she said.
"That stance will continue," Lee said. "We hope that the Russian-Ukrainian war will end soon and the Ukrainian people can return to normal life as soon as possible."
As of this month, Taiwan had allocated more than US$130 million for Ukraine infrastructure projects such as bridges, hospitals, churches and schools, while private donations had exceeded US$32 million, the ministry said.
Eight Chinese naval vessels and 24 military aircraft were detected crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait between 6am yesterday and 6am today, the Ministry of National Defense said this morning. The aircraft entered Taiwan’s northern, central, southwestern and eastern air defense identification zones, the ministry said. The armed forces responded with mission aircraft, naval vessels and shore-based missile systems to closely monitor the situation, it added. Eight naval vessels, one official ship and 36 aircraft sorties were spotted in total, the ministry said.
INCREASED CAPACITY: The flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays would leave Singapore in the morning and Taipei in the afternoon Singapore Airlines is adding four supplementary flights to Taipei per week until May to meet increased tourist and business travel demand, the carrier said on Friday. The addition would raise the number of weekly flights it operates to Taipei to 18, Singapore Airlines Taiwan general manager Timothy Ouyang (歐陽漢源) said. The airline has recorded a steady rise in tourist and business travel to and from Taipei, and aims to provide more flexible travel arrangements for passengers, said Ouyang, who assumed the post in July last year. From now until Saturday next week, four additional flights would depart from Singapore on Monday, Wednesday, Friday
The Ministry of National Defense yesterday reported the return of large-scale Chinese air force activities after their unexplained absence for more than two weeks, which had prompted speculation regarding Beijing’s motives. China usually sends fighter jets, drones and other military aircraft around the nation on a daily basis. Interruptions to such routine are generally caused by bad weather. The Ministry of National Defense said it had detected 26 Chinese military aircraft in the Taiwan Strait over the previous 24 hours. It last reported that many aircraft on Feb. 25, when it spotted 30 aircraft, saying Beijing was carrying out another “joint combat
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) today said that if South Korea does not reply appropriately to its request to correct Taiwan’s name on its e-Arrival card system before March 31, it would take corresponding measures to alter how South Korea is labeled on the online Taiwan Arrival Card system. South Korea’s e-Arrival card system lists Taiwan as “China (Taiwan)” in the “point of departure” and “next destination” fields. The ministry said that it changed the nationality for South Koreans on Taiwan’s Alien Resident Certificates from “Korea” to “South Korea” on March 1, in a gesture of goodwill and based on the
RSS