Taiwan's Foreign Minister: Israel and Taiwan Are Natural Allies

Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Lin Chia-Lung gave an interview to the The Jerusalem Post newspaper this week, saying that His country and Israel have many strategic interests in common.

“For Taiwan’s relations with Israel, intelligence exchanges are a must, and technology cooperation is very important between the two countries, especially technology related to national defense and security,” Lin declared.

“When it comes to the Middle East’s issues and Taiwan’s relations with Israel, simply put we are now seeing a very clear manifestation of the ‘Axis of Evil’ or CRINK – China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea,” Lin told the Post.

“All of these countries are located on the Eurasian continent, so they are even more interconnected than ever before. They are using all sorts of international mechanisms, such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization framework, BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), or the Global South framework, to build up their cooperation and their dependence on each other, and this trend is very obvious.

“This is why I believe that Taiwan is not alone,” Lin declared. “All countries are facing a similar issue. With our interconnectedness of economies, Taiwan can better support our values-based diplomacy.”