Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov answered the question about Taiwan’s accessories and stated that Russia considers the island state part of the PRC, RIA Novosti reports.
“You know, Russia, like the vast majority of other countries of the world, considers Taiwan part of the Chinese People’s Republic. From this we proceed and we will proceed in our politics,” the Foreign Minister pointed out.
Relations between China and Taiwan were interrupted in 1949 after the victims of the defeat in the war with the Communist Party of the PRC of the Power of the Homintan headed by Chan Kaisi moved to the island. The contact between the mainland China and the island began to restore only in the late 1980s. Beijing believes Taiwan part of its territory.
Taipei refuses to recognize itself as part of the People’s Republic of China. President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Tsai Invention stated that the country is ready to respond to a “Chinese threat” and will protect its democratic lifestyle. She added that China’s military flights to Taiwan’s air defense zone seriously affected the national security and security of aviation, and described the situation as a more complex and volatile than ever in the last 72 years.