Taiwan Denies Reports that China is Asking Holy See to Break Ties

Crux ^ | 10/27/21 | Elise Ann Allen

[marshmallow]

ROME – Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has hit back against rumors in Italian media that China is pressuring Vatican officials to cut ties with the island territory in exchange for full diplomatic relations, insisting their relationship with the Holy See is strong and is not at risk.

In an Oct. 25 statement, the ministry stressed that it “has never specifically commented on the information disclosed by the Italian medium citing unnamed sources or conjectures.”

However, they insisted on “the strong ties between Taiwan and the Vatican and the openness of various channels of communication.”

The statement was made following an Oct. 25 report in Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera which quoted an unnamed and alleged top Vatican official as saying, “China would like us to break diplomatic relations with Taiwan, promising to inaugurate those with us in exchange.”

“But we have always replied that first Beijing must allow us to open an apostolic nunciature in the capital. Only then will we be able to review our relations with the Taipei government,” the official reportedly said, adding, “since that step has never been taken, things remain as they were, and we hope that the situation does not get worse.”

Tensions between China and Taiwan have increased in recent weeks.

Since the beginning of the month, China has sent nearly 150 planes into Taiwanese airspace, and in a Sat. Oct. 23 statement, Chinese President Xi Jinping said, “the complete reunification of our country must be and will be realized.”

[Gay State Conservative]

This Pope will cave.Gladly.

[littleharbour]

Taiwan will get the same Pontius Francis treatment as the underground Catholic Bishops in China. I wonder what Swiss bank he’s using to receive his 30 million pieces of Chinese silver?