Taiwan seeks to strengthen ties with Israel, which has shown support for Taipei unmatched by other Mideast countries, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-Lung said on Wednesday, according to the Associated Press .

Taiwan will be “friendly to countries that are friendly to us,” he told reporters at a Taiwan Foreign Correspondents’ Club meeting.

The island nation’s top diplomat pointed to Israel’s cross-party gesture last summer—when 72 Knesset members signed a declaration supporting Taiwan’s inclusion in key international organizations—as an example of the Jewish state’s backing.

“Palestine is very bad to Taiwan” because it aligns with Beijing’s “One-China” principle, Lin said, referring to China’s long-standing stance that the democratic island belongs to the Asian superpower.

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