TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has sorted through more than 2,000 boxes of donations, which will be shipped in batches on Thursday (March 17), Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) said Wednesday (March 16).

Wu said during a Legislative Yuan Foreign Affairs Committee meeting the goods will be sent to Slovakia, where they will be distributed to Ukrainian refugees. MOFA has received more than 4,000 boxes of donated supplies altogether, CNA cited him as saying.

When asked about the report allegedly leaked from Russia's Federal Security Service that alleged China had considered attacking Taiwan this fall, Wu said he was unsure about the authenticity of the report but that the Ministry of National Defense and other relevant agencies are very concerned and ready to respond at any time.

Wu also commented on Monday's (March 14) high-level diplomatic talk between the U.S. and China in Rome, saying America’s support for Taiwan is “unquestionable,” while China continues to make military and diplomatic threats toward Taiwan. The most important thing Taiwan must do is strengthen its own defense capabilities so other nations will be willing to provide assistance.