The U.S. will oppose any “unilateral” changes to the “status quo” in the Taiwan Strait, former Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen said Wednesday on a visit to Taiwan that comes amid Russia’s war against Ukraine. Read more:
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, center, meets a delegation led by one-time Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen at the Taiwan Presidential Office in Taipei on March 2, 2022. Mullen, who served under presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, is accompanied by former U.S. defense and national security officials including Meghan O’Sullivan, Michele Flournoy, Mike Green and Evan Medeiros.
Taiwan has condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and joined global sanctions led by the West, placing export controls on critical technologies. On the humanitarian front, Taipei has sent 27 tons ofto Ukraine, while political leaders including Tsai, Lai and Premier Su Tseng-chang announced they would each donate one month's salary through Taiwan's Relieve Disaster Foundation to help Ukraine.
Eric Chu, chair of Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang, said he and other party leaders had also each pledged a month's salary to help Ukrainian refugees via Taiwan's Red Cross. As of March 1, Taiwanese businesses had raised some 10 million New Taiwan dollars , according to Su, a founding member of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party.
"History teaches us that turning a blind eye to military aggression only increases the threat to ourselves," said Tsai."Now is the time for all democracies around the world to come together. Taiwan cannot and will not be absent from this effort." "The conviction of the Ukrainian people to safeguard their freedom and democracy and their fearless determination to defend their nation have been met with deep empathy from the people of Taiwan, who stand on the front line of democracy," she said.
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