Lai tells Pope Francis global bodies should stop excluding Taiwan - Taipei Times
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Cross posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/1853467

Global bodies should stop excluding Taiwan for political reasons, President William Lai (賴清德) told Pope Francis in a letter, adding that he agrees war has no winners.

The Vatican is one of only 12 countries to retain formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, and Taipei has watched with concern efforts by Beijing and the Holy See to improve ties.

In October, the Vatican and China extended an accord on the appointment of Catholic bishops in China for four years, pointing to a new level of trust between the two parties.

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  • Dizzy Devil Ducky@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 day ago

    In October, the Vatican and China extended an accord on the appointment of Catholic bishops in China…

    The absolute funniest thing about that is the Vatican is literally letting atheists call the shots on who can be a bishop over in China.

    Oh, and good on President Lai. Taiwan standing up for itself is definitely important and more countries should recognize it because it is a country by every metric.

    • randomname@scribe.disroot.orgOPEnglish
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      10 hours ago

      Yes, the Vatican is also silent on China’s supression of religious groups, including catholics.

      ‘There is no longer a safe place to be a Christian in China’ - report

      The Chinese government is increasingly cracking down on state-sanctioned churches as well as underground churches, leaving no “safe place” for Christians, according to International Christian Concern.

      A new report by ICC tracks persecution of Christians in China since July 2021 and records 32 cases of arrests and detainments, five raids on Christian schools, and 20 cases of the Sinicization of churches - where churches are forced to align their faith with the social and political messaging of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

      The ICC said that exact numbers were likely to be far higher because of the challenges of receiving information from China.