Bloomberg News reported,Pakistan Citing the “One China” policy of closing airspace to Taiwanese airlines, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry today said it strongly refutes and condemns Pakistan’s comments on politicization and weaponization of airspace. It also said it would continue to maintain contact with the Ministry of Transport and respect the civil aviation industry’s best route planning in the future.
In response to media reports, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said that the Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan “one-China policy and refused to issue a permit to a Taiwanese airline to fly through Pakistani airspace. Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said it refutes and condemns Pakistan in the strongest terms possible as it continues to follow China’s distorted narrative that ignores international realities, seriously undermines Taiwan’s sovereignty, and politicizes and weaponizes airspace.
Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry stated that Taiwan, the Republic of China, is a sovereign and independent country and has never been affiliated with the People’s Republic of China. This is an indisputable objective fact and the current situation of the Taiwan Strait. Any discussion aimed at discrediting Taiwan’s sovereign status through speeches or joint statements cannot change this indisputable fact.
Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said it would continue to maintain close contact with the competent authority, the Ministry of Transportation, and respect Taiwan’s civil aviation industry’s planning of the most cost-effective route based on considerations such as flight safety, flight time and cost.
