00:00Chinese Taipei, Lin Shini, President of China.
00:04A dispute over Taiwan's participation in next year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC Forum, continues to escalate.
00:12China, who is hosting the forum in 2026, has over the past few weeks made it clear it has conditions for Taiwan.
00:19Now, it appears to have added one more, about the name Taiwan must go by.
00:25Taiwan is under a rule of China, with the Chinese-Tipers' title, and the state's national identity,
00:35and the state's national identity, and the state's national identity, and the state's national identity.
00:46This is the main goal of the Taiwan-Pacific Economic Cooperation.
00:53China says Taiwan must go by China Taipei.
00:56That's different than the name Taiwan has gone by at APEC and other international organizations for years, Chinese Taipei.
01:03It's a subtle difference in language, but a significant one in meaning.
01:23Hong Kong and Macau are both special administrative regions of China, operating under a one-country, two-systems principle.
01:38That's supposed to give them a degree of autonomy, but China has increasingly eroded that autonomy, cracking down on freedoms.
01:45This is just the latest escalation in a rift that has erupted over the last few weeks,
01:50after China first suggested that Taiwan would have to adhere to its one-China principle to be able to participate in APEC next year.
01:58That principle states that Taiwan is a part of China, bolstering China's territorial claims to the country, which Taiwan strongly rejects.
02:06In response to China's conditions, Taiwan's foreign ministry reiterated that Taiwan goes by Chinese Taipei at APEC,
02:13part of the agreement Taiwan signed all the way back in 1991 to become a full member of the organization.
02:19The foreign ministry also said that agreement never mentioned the one-China principle,
02:24and had assured Taiwan it would be allowed to participate on an equal footing with other members.
02:28It accused China of maliciously violating those assurances.
02:32Taiwan's foreign minister has further suggested China's actions could undermine the constructiveness of the entire forum.
02:38Because APEC is強調共識, if it can違反 APEC's規定,
02:46I believe that it is a representative of the organization that will be made by its own-chipers.
02:50Because it may be able to do whatever decision you can do.
02:53And the announcement of the大会 won't occur.
02:56Because it has destroyed APEC's規定.
03:00Why do people want to be able to participate in it as a representative of its own-chipers?
03:05The foreign minister said there are other concerns too, especially about the safety
03:12of the Taiwan delegation in a country that considers support for Taiwanese independence
03:16a crime punishable in some cases by death. But he made one thing clear. Taiwan and other
03:23like-minded countries would oppose any moves by China to undermine Taiwan's participation
03:28or endanger its delegation, and work to counter them. Justin Wu and Cadence Quaranta for Taiwan
03:33Plus.
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