Maria Zakharova, Spokeswoman of Russia Foreign Ministry
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said in an exclusive interview with TV on Sunday (01/09) that if China wants to safeguard its territorial sovereignty, it should recover the land occupied by Russia, refuting China’s statement that “recovering Taiwan is to safeguard territorial sovereignty”.
The UK’s newspaper “Guardian” pointed out that Lai’s argument accentuated China’s double standards for territory and sovereignty.
Maria Zakharova, Spokeswoman of Russia Foreign Ministry, issued a strongly worded response on Tuesday (03/09), pointing out that there is no territorial dispute between China and Russia, and the “Treaty of Good Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation” signed in 2001 has indicated that the two sides have given up any territorial claims to each other. Russia adheres to the one-China principle, and Taiwan has no right to speak for Beijing.
Shakarova said that some people may be interested in the rhetoric of marginal politicians, but not Russia. He can bark wantonly at the instigation of United States, but this is not good for him or Taiwan.” He also called on Lai Ching-te to “take good care of the island’s economy and respond constructively to China’s plan for peaceful reunification.”
台灣總統賴清德在9月1日的電視專訪中表示，中國若想維護其領土主權，應該收回被俄國佔領的土地，以此對中國所謂「收回台灣是維護領土主權」的說法提出了反駁。
英國《衛報》指出，賴清德的言論突顯了中國在領土和主權問題上的雙重標準。
俄羅斯外交部發言人沙卡洛娃（Maria Zakharova）在周二（3日）發表了強硬的聲明，強調中俄兩國之間並不存在領土爭端。她指出，根據2001年簽署的《睦鄰友好合作條約》，雙方已明確放棄對彼此提出任何領土要求。俄羅斯重申其對一個中國原則的堅持，並表示台灣無權代表北京發聲。
沙卡洛娃表示，「某些人可能會對邊緣政客的言論感興趣，但俄羅斯並不在其列。他在美國的煽動下可以隨意發言，但這對他和台灣都沒有任何益處。」她還呼籲賴清德「專注於小島的經濟，對中國提出的和平統一方案作出建設性的回應。」
