The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement regarding the presidential elections in Taiwan.
The Uzbek side is closely monitoring the situation related to the recent elections in Taiwan, the country’s Foreign Ministry said.
"We reiterate that we firmly support the 'one China' policy and that the government of the People's Republic of China is the only legitimate government of China, and Taiwan is an integral part of Chinese territory," the ministry said in a statement.
The MFA also emphasized that “Uzbekistan strongly advocates the peaceful development of relations between the two banks and supports all the efforts of the PRC government to implement the reunification of China.”
For information, in the presidential election in Taiwan, the candidate of the ruling Democratic Development Party, the incumbent vice president William Lai (Lai Ching-te) won with more than 40 percent of the vote. He is a supporter of reducing economic dependence on China and rapprochement with the United States.
