Self-Censorship Not the Way Forward on Beijing: Taiwan Diplomat

Beijing threatens Australian officials, lawmakers, and friends of Taiwan to discourage contact with its local diplomatic offices.

People demonstrate against Chinese leader Xi Jinping as he meets with U.S. President Joe Biden during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Week, in Woodside, Calif., on Nov. 15, 2023. Gilles Clarenne/AFP via Getty Images

A Taiwanese diplomat has called on Australian institutions and public figures not to self-censor to appease an aggressive Beijing that seeks to stake its claim over the democratic island.

“Both Taiwan and Australia are countries that uphold democracy and freedom,” William Hou-Lu Fan, director-general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Brisbane, told The Epoch Times.