The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) today (13th) stated that Taiwan’s efforts to participate in the International Criminal Police Organization have received support from over 70 countries, with greater international backing than ever before. The Ministry sincerely thanks the international community for speaking up for justice for Taiwan.
The 92nd session of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) General Assembly concluded on the 7th in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Taiwan has long sought observer status in INTERPOL but has been obstructed by the Chinese Communist Party.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China issued a press release today stating, “During the INTERPOL General Assembly held from the 4th to the 7th of this month in Glasgow, Taiwan’s appeal to participate in INTERPOL received support from administrative authorities, legislative bodies, transnational parliamentary organizations, and prominent figures from various sectors in over 70 countries, surpassing previous international support levels.”
This year, Taiwan’s allies have voiced support for Taiwan’s righteous cause in various ways, affirming the Republic of China’s long-term contributions in combating crime and emphasizing the importance of including Taiwan in the global fight against transnational crime, firmly backing Taiwan’s participation in INTERPOL. In addition to correspondences with the INTERPOL President and Secretary-General, delegations from Belize, Eswatini, Marshall Islands, Palau, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines attending this year’s General Assembly also recorded videos urging support for Taiwan’s participation in INTERPOL.
Like-minded countries have continued to publicly express their support for the Republic of China’s efforts to participate in INTERPOL and other international organizations on various occasions. Joint communiques from the G7 summits and chair statements following foreign ministers’ meetings reiterated support for Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations. Joint statements after the “2+2 Ministerial Talks between the UK and Australia” and “2+2 Ministerial Talks between France and Australia” also underscored support for Taiwan’s international engagement.
Likewise, diplomatic missions of like-minded countries in Taiwan have shown their support on social media platforms. The American Institute in Taiwan shared Taiwan’s advocacy video on its official Facebook page, endorsing Taiwan’s substantive and meaningful participation in the international community to collectively promote global security. The Australian Office in Taiwan posted the main visual of Taiwan’s advocacy campaign on its official social media accounts, calling for active cooperation in combatting transnational crime worldwide.
Support from legislative bodies around the world has also been robust, with the European Parliament, Czech Senate, Dutch House of Representatives, Saint Kitts and Nevis National Assembly, and Guam Legislature passing resolutions in support of Taiwan’s participation in INTERPOL. The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), Australian Senate, Canadian House of Commons, Italian Chamber of Deputies, and Guatemalan Congress have also passed resolutions supporting Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations.
Furthermore, parliament members from countries like South Korea, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Latvia, Estonia, Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia have separately or jointly written to the INTERPOL President or Secretary-General urging Taiwan’s inclusion.
In international media coverage, a total of 195 articles, including opinion pieces by Chiu Yu-wei, Director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau, Ministry of the Interior, titled “Collaborating with Taiwan to Create a Safer Global Village,” along with embassy submissions, interviews with ambassadors, and related reports have been published in outlets such as News Headlines and National Interest in the US, European Political Reports in the EU, Modern Diplomacy, Japan’s Daily News, South Korea’s News1 Agency, India’s Political Leaders, Italy’s Ant News, Geopolitical News, and Spain’s Daily Reasons.
Publications from Poland’s Election Daily and Latvia’s Baltic Sea Times, among others, have covered the issue. Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau’s advocacy video “Borderline Operations” has garnered over 2.81 million views on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and diplomatic missions’ Facebook, X platforms, and Chao Taiwan’s YouTube channel. Additionally, related posts on the ministry’s FB, X, IG, and Threads platforms have reached an exposure/engagement figure of over 235,000.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China emphasizes that Taiwan’s absence would leave a gap in maintaining international security. Failure to include Taiwan in INTERPOL hinders global security efforts and harms the well-being of people in all countries. Taiwan is willing and able to collaborate with the international community to combat transnational crime and calls on INTERPOL to uphold professionalism and neutrality, promptly incorporating Taiwan into the global law enforcement network to work together for global security and protection.