: India, Taiwan need to join hands to fend off expansion of autocracy: Taiwanese Envoy #IndiaNEWS #India New Delhi: India and Taiwan are threatened by authoritarianism and it is high time for both sides

India, Taiwan need to join hands to fend off expansion of autocracy: Taiwanese Envoy #IndiaNEWS #India
New Delhi: India and Taiwan are threatened by authoritarianism and it is high time for both sides to engage in strategic collaboration, Taipeis de-facto Ambassador Baushuan Ger said on Sunday while referring to Chinas aggressive behaviour in the region.
In an interview to PTI, Ger said Taiwan and India need to join hands to fend off the expansion of autocracy as he cited actions in the East and the South China Sea, Hong Kong and Galwan Valley to highlight reasons for tensions in the region.
Following a high-profile visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in August, China has been ramping up its military offensive against the self-ruled island of more than 23 million people, triggering global concerns.
China considers Taiwan as its breakaway province and reacted angrily to Pelosis tour of Taiwan. Ger said Taiwan appreciated India for standing up for justice, peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait in the wake of Chinas military offensive in response to Pelosis trip.
Both India and Taiwan are threatened by authoritarianism; hence, closer collaboration between the two is not only desirable but necessary, Ger said. I believe now is high time for us to engage in strategic collaboration, with enhancing trade and technology cooperation being one of the most feasible areas to begin with, he added.
The envoy said the Chinese military has been escalating its aggression around the waters and airspace of Taiwan and Japan, severely devastating peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region. He said the actions increased the possibilities of miscalculation but they may well be a prelude to changes in the status quo.
We appreciate that India has stood up for justice, peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. Now some were misguided in thinking that by inviting Speaker Pelosi, Taiwan and the US were the provocateurs, intending to change the status quo, Ger said.
However, if we take a look at the facts on the ground over the years Galwan Valley, East and the South China Sea and Hong Kong it is clear who the real provocateur is. Taiwan is merely defending itself in reaction to what is happening, he added.
While China has been cracking down on pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong and continued to ramp up its military activities in the East and South China Sea, its aggressive behaviour triggered the clashes in Galwan Valley in June 2020.
India does not have formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan but both sides have trade and people-to-people relations. In 1995, New Delhi set up India-Taipei Association (ITA) in Taipei to promote interactions between the two sides.
It is encouraging to see that in recent years there have been fundamental changes in terms of how democracies, India included, are no longer just reacting to but taking active measures in preventing and countering anti-democratic tactics and grey-zone operations, Ger said.

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