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The victory of Taiwan’s former Vice President Lai Ching-te is a clear indication of the public mood and its stance on reunification with China. However, the victory of the pro-democracy candidate in Taiwan did not go down well with China, which has warned the island nation of facing serious consequences for attempting to divide the territory from China.
Immediately after the announcement of the election results, a war of words broke out between officials of China and Taiwan. On the one hand, Beijing warned the US against congratulating the winner Lai Ching-te, on the other hand, Taipei accused Dragon of making “incorrect comments”.
“If anyone on Taiwan island thinks about going for independence, they will try to divide China’s territory, and of course by both history and law,” Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told a joint press conference. “Severe punishment will be given.” Sameh Shoukry, his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo.
“It’s an impasse,” he said.
“No matter what the election results are, they cannot change the fundamental fact that there is only one China and Taiwan is part of it,” Wang said on Sunday.
He also clarified that Taiwan has never been a country. It wasn’t in the past, and it certainly won’t be in the future.”
China’s strong message to America on Taiwan
After Lai Ching-te’s victory, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken congratulated him and said that Washington looks forward to working with all leaders of Taiwan.
However, the US message to Taiwan did not sit well with China, which called the US statement a “seriously false signal to ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces” and said it was in violation of the US commitment to maintain only informal relations with Taiwan. Is against.
A statement from the Taiwan Affairs Office in China said that despite the victory of Lai Ching Teh of the Democratic Progressive Party, it does not reflect mainstream public opinion.
In response to China’s comments, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry called on China to “respect the election results, face reality, and abandon its oppression against Taiwan.”
Recent elections indicate a deterioration in relations between Taiwan and China. The Chinese military regularly sends fighter planes and warships into the skies and waters near Taiwan. There is a strong possibility that any conflict between the two could drag into the United States.
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Published: Jan 14, 2024, 10:46 pm IST
