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進入《TAIPEI TIMES》 ‘Jerusalem Post’ flouts China threat
Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu is shown at a news conference in Taipei in a photograph published on the Jerusalem Post’s Web site on Monday. Screen grab from the Jerusalem Post Web site
By Lu Yi-hsuan and Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporter, with staff writer
The Jerusalem Post yesterday refused to take down an interview with Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu （吳釗燮）, after China demanded that the Israeli newspaper remove the article.
Yaakov Katz, editor-in-chief of Israel’s best-selling English newspaper, wrote on Twitter that he received a call from the Chinese embassy demanding the story be taken down or China would sever ties with the paper and “downgrade relations with the state of Israel.”
“Needless to say, [the] story ain’t going anywhere,” Katz wrote.
In the interview published on Monday, Wu said that Taiwan is on the front lines of China’s “rapidly expanding authoritarianism,” which is also attempting to infiltrate into the East China Sea and South China Sea.
Taiwan has the responsibility to defend itself against a possible Chinese invasion, but also hopes to “engage in more security cooperation” with the US, including weapons supplies and military training, Wu said.
He expressed concern that China is “learning the wrong lesson from the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine” and is becoming more determined to invade as China’s military aggression toward Taiwan seems to be escalating.
Taiwan is preparing militarily and diplomatically — trying to “make friends with as many people as possible,” such as countries in eastern Europe, as well as enhancing its relationships with countries such as Canada, Australia and Japan, he said.
Israel and Taiwan are like-minded countries that share the same beliefs in freedom, democracy and human rights, he said, adding that Israel’s determination to defend itself has always been a good example for Taiwan.
Despite China’s intervention, “there is still more that can be done to boost Taipei-Jerusalem ties,” he said.
Wu said Israel should refuse preconditions when dealing with China, as it often weaponizes trade relations with countries — as Lithuania, the Czech Republic and Australia know well.
He reminded Israel to “be very careful” when doing business with an authoritarian nation and not to “allow these kinds of business ties to jeopardize our national security.”
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES
