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Taiwan minister to DW: 'You cannot be naive' with China

Richard Walker interviews Francois Wu
November 21, 2025

Taiwan's deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu has urged Europe to "pay more attention" to China's military buildup. He sees it as part of an ambition to "dominate" the Indo-Pacific. Wu spoke to DW in Berlin.

https://p.dw.com/p/53uXE

The following is an excerpt from the interview.

Francois Wu, Taiwan's deputy foreign minister: "The freedom, the democracy of Taiwan also is very important. We hope that Taiwan can continue to contribute in a positive way to the international community. So for me, we still have a lot of possibility to manage the conflict, the situation, with a diplomatic way, and not to let the war occur. If war occurs, if China uses a military way to conquer Taiwan, for me, no one, no part will be the winner. So I hope that Germany can understand the situation."

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