Taiwan scoffs at China's belated ‘Taiwanese-inclusive’ evacuation plan‘We already made arrangements for our citizens and have no need for China’s overstepping’: MAC
By Stephanie Chiang, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
February 25, 2022
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said there is “absolutely no need for China’s overstepping” in response to the Chinese embassy in Ukraine’s inclusion of Taiwanese citizens in its evacuation notification.
CNA reported that MAC Spokesperson Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) had already made plans to safely evacuate Taiwanese in Ukraine long before China issued the emergency notification to its citizens. He added that though China often tries to take advantage of Taiwan during overseas rescue missions, the Taiwan government will always be friendlier and more helpful to the Taiwanese, who do not seek the help of Chinese embassies.
According to a press release, MOFA arranged for a charter bus on Thursday evening (Feb. 24) that left from Kyiv at 10 p.m. for west Ukraine with 13 Taiwanese and their spouses on board. En route, the bus will pick up five more Taiwanese, who had been in close contact with MOFA; the 18 people will be greeted by staff members from the Taipei Representative Office in Poland at the border.
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https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4455287
