PARIS, May 13 — France today batted away criticism by China over a weapons deal with Taiwan, saying everyone’s focus at this time should be on fighting the coronavirus epidemic. The foreign ministry stressed that under a 1994 agreement that re-established ties with Beijing, France respected the...
France's earlier sales of frigates to Taiwan had caused a freeze in diplomatic relations. — Reuters pic
“In this context, France strictly respects the contractual agreements that it formed with Taiwan and nothing has changed in its position since 1994,” a ministry statement said. Taiwan’s navy said last month it would upgrade the 25-year-old missile interference system of French-built Lafayette frigates, whose sale three decades ago had raised diplomatic tensions.
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