Lai tells Pope Francis global bodies should stop excluding Taiwan - Taipei Times
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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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    4 hours 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.