Taipei, June 9 -- Palau President Surangel S Whipps Jr strongly reiterated his country's support for Taiwan during Taiwan's Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim's visit to the Pacific island nation, emphasising that Taiwan's sovereignty deserves international recognition, according to Focus Taiwan, the English-language news platform of Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA).

Speaking at a welcome dinner in Koror, Whipps argued that denying Taiwan's sovereignty would undermine the standing of smaller nations around the world. "If Taiwan's sovereignty is not recognised, then who are we to say that we're sovereign? Might as well eliminate all small countries," he said, as reported by Focus Taiwan.

Whipps also stressed the importance of defending democ...