China-Germany Relations

2020-07-14T13:47:00+00:00

Germany accused of discrimination after the removal of the Taiwan flag from the Foreign Ministry website

Screenshot of the Federal Foreign Office website **Credit:** Federal Foreign Office

The Taiwanese Government reacted with dismay to the German Foreign Ministry's decision to remove Taiwan's national flag from its website.

Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Joanne Ou on Monday stated that the ministry "could not accept this kind of discrimination", because the page introducing Taiwan is inconsistent with other countries or regions.

When asked during a press conference about the decision, Rainer Breul, the foreign ministry representative, claimed the change was in keeping with Germany's "one China policy.".

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