"'Taiwan' is not a country. The country is the 'Republic of China.' Nowhere in the world does there exist a country called 'Taiwan.' 'Taiwan' is merely the name of a place."

"I believe that one day, the people of China will become the masters of their own nation, just like their Taiwanese counterparts have done."

"You can't just go and sign an MOU (memorandum of understanding) with one country, and impose rules on another country."

"The way forward (in Hong Kong) is genuine democratic elections, not violence in the streets and MTR (Mass Transit Railway) stations. The freedom and human rights of the people (of Hong Kong) must be protected."

"The government of the Republic of Kiribati officially notified our government on 20 September that it is terminating diplomatic relations with Taiwan."

"I would like to publicly call upon the World Health Organization to recognize the simple fact that Taiwan is Taiwan and it is not part of the People's Republic of China."

"Taiwan and the United States continue to remain in close communication to ensure there is enough intelligence and time for proactive and sufficient responses against such threats (from Mainland China)."

"When the Chinese government is saying they would not renounce the use of force, and they conduct military exercises around Taiwan, we would rather believe that it is real."

"When we watch the events in Ukraine evolving ... we are also watching very carefully what China may do to Taiwan."

"We have the determination to defend our country (from China)."

"There are no countries that have diplomatic relations with other countries simply because of democracy and freedom. They are all focused on national interests."

"Such action (People's Republic of China establishing diplomatic relation with Panama) is not only a blatant threat to the Taiwanese people's right to survive but also a blatant provocation to cross-strait and regional peace and stability. We hereby express our serious condemnation."

"President Danilo Medina of the Dominican Republic has ignored our long-term partnership, the wishes of the people of the Dominican Republic, and the years of development assistance provided by Taiwan, to accept false promises of investment and aid by (mainland) China."

"I think our nationals won't support us if we have to spend a lot of money to establish ties with one or two new allies."

"(If) the (mainland) Chinese see the vulnerability of Taiwan, not getting United States support, then they would be thinking about starting scenarios where they would be able to take Taiwan over."

"We (Taiwan) will keep fighting hard against state-level interference, infiltration, disinformation, military threats, international assaults, wumao (Internet users who are paid to support the Mainland Chinese government's propaganda), GTB (office of wumao) lunatics and African swine fever."

"We continue to assert the principles of no political preconditions, mutual respect and openness to innovation as the basis of talks with Beijing, while showing goodwill and creating a friendly environment for communication."

"To safeguard our nation's sovereignty and dignity, we've decided to terminate diplomatic ties with Panama immediately."

"Since the establishment of diplomatic ties in May 1997, Taipei has assisted São Tomé and Príncipe in promoting national development, with our bilateral cooperation touching upon the areas of public health, medicine, agriculture, basic infrastructure, energy and education. Accordingly, it disregarded its nearly 20-year friendship with us and approached both sides of the Taiwan Strait to seek the highest bidder. We regret and deplore São Tomé and Príncipe's reckless and unfriendly decision."

"The truth is the United States has to this point never recognized that Taiwan is part of China."

"There were some Gambian expectations that we (Republic of China) could not satisfy."

"Maintaining stable cross-strait relations is a major factor (in maintaining the state of "green light" of ROC current state of diplomatic ties with other nations)."

"I can guarantee they (Gambia) had had no contacts with (People's Republic of) China. We have cross-checked with various sources and were sure that the case had nothing to do with (People's Republic of) China. (People's Republic of) China has had no role in the case (Gambia's termination of diplomatic relations with ROC) so far."

"Different ethnic and religious groups are encouraged to engage in rational communication and friendly exchanges in Taiwan, giving rise to a respectful and stable society working for the benefit of the nation."