After the death of Pope Francis was declared, Taiwan quickly sent his condolences. Chi-Chiun, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Taiwan, openly stated that Taiwan’s main goal was that his president would lead the delegation to the burial. Nevertheless, only a few hours later it was announced that Chen, who met with Pope Francis and was a member of the Academy of Science of Papun, was the best choice in the current state after discussions with the Vatican.
The speculation that the Vatican could refuse the presence of barking also spread – or at least asked him not to send him – out of pressure from China. Both Taiwan, China, and the Vatican did not provide official comments.
According to reports, China itself was quite slow in the newsletter of condolences, which was delivered only through the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the press conference, which confirmed that Taiwan was an integral part of China. They also did not send the messenger to the funeral of Pope Francis, which raised the statement that the Vatican refused to exclude a delegation from Taiwan.
“We know that this (the funeral) will become a difficult problem, we know that China will ask that the Taiwanese delegation is not allowed to visit, and we know that the Vatican cannot say“ no ”openly, but also cannot reject Taiwan because it is a diplomatic partner and because there are catholics in Taiwan,” said the researchers from Shil -Shimbon to Singepurian National university.
The presence of Taiwan in this type of event is not just a matter of respect for important points for close allies. This is a rare opportunity to meet with other world leaders, especially at a time when Taiwan really needed global support to prevent Chinese aggression.
Chen was not sure how many foreign leaders and officials he met at the funeral of Pope Francis, but there were many of them.
“In this area (St. Peter), I met, for example, President Bayden from the United States (USA), as well as special delegates from Japan, Thailand, South Korea. Keeper.
“We have the same thoughts with all our friends, and we all respect the stability, safety and prosperity of the region. We hope to continue to maintain the freedom and openness of the Indo-Pacific region. ”
