"We ain't no idiots": Taiwan's foreign minister hits out at China's attempts to play Ukraine peacemaker

TAIPEI, TAIWAN - FEBRUARY 18: Joseph Wu, Taiwanâs Foreign minister answering the press questions during the Pray for TURKIYE and SYRIA Press Conference Taiwan held by the Taiwanese foreign affairs ministry. Taipei, Taiwan, February 18, 2023. (Photo by Walid Berrazeg/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Taiwan’s foreign minister on Tuesday criticized China’s efforts to present itself as a peacemaker in the Ukraine conflict while it “threatens war” against the self-ruled island.

“The #PRC threatens war against #Taiwan & others, but wants to propose a peace plan to #Russia, who initiated the war against #Ukraine,” Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said on the Taiwanese Foreign Ministry’s Twitter account. “We ain’t no idiots. Want peace? Both autocrats should immediately stop their threats, aggression & expansionism.”