The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that the relevant content is absolutely not true, and called on the media to complete information verification procedures before reporting and publishing articles, and not to forward wrong information and affect the cooperation and exchanges between my country and its allies.

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[Reporter Yang Chengyu/Taipei Report] A domestic media published a reader-submitted book titled "How Fiji Is Pulled by Us - Taiwan and Tuvalu's Diplomatic Cooperation War", citing unknown sources as saying that the Chinese Marine Corps and Navy 1,000 troops are stationed in Tuvalu, our Pacific friend.

In this regard, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized today (30th) that the relevant content is absolutely not true, and called on the media to complete information verification procedures before reporting and publishing articles, and not to forward wrong information and affect cooperation and exchanges between my country and its allies.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that during the Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano's visit to Taiwan last September, he signed the "Joint Communiqué on the Reaffirmation of Diplomatic Relations", the "Agreement on Police Cooperation", and the "Cooperation on Sea Patrol". "Agreement" and "Memorandum of Understanding of Marine Science and Engineering Research Center". The results in Taiwan have nothing to do with the so-called stationing of troops in the report.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also mentioned that Tuvalu Foreign Minister Simon Kofe (Simon Kofe) attended the "United Nations Ocean Conference" in June last year. Because of China's abuse of power, he threatened to modify the list of the Tuvalu delegation and remove Chinese experts. Foreign Minister Ke Fei Express strong protest by resigning from the membership, and publicly condemn China's brutal behavior.

We thank Foreign Minister Ke Fei for his firm support of Taiwan's international participation. Our government will continue to cooperate with allies and like-minded countries to jointly respond to China's malicious influence in the international arena.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Tuvalu have a close and friendly relationship, and the shared values ​​of democracy, freedom, human rights and the rule of law are the basis of the relationship between the two countries.

The two parties will continue to work together in fields such as medical care, education and culture, clean energy, maritime security, police administration, climate change, and information and communication, and deepen the long-standing close partnership of mutual benefit.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also once again called on the media to do their due diligence before making relevant reports, so as not to mislead the public, cause unnecessary speculation, and damage the relationship between our country and our friendly countries.