Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned other countries not to intervene in the dispute with Taiwan. “Whoever supports Taiwan’s independence will be burned by it and swallow the bitter pill for their actions,” Wang said at a news conference on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing on Thursday.
China will never allow Taiwan to secede from the mainland, Wang made clear. Wang described the recent legislative and presidential elections in Taiwan in mid-January as “local elections in a part of China.” The ruling by the Communist Party in Beijing considers Taiwan part of Chinese territory, even though a democratically elected government has been in power there for decades and Beijing has never ruled the East Asian island republic in the Indo-Pacific with more than 23 million inhabitants.
The election was won by Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party, which Beijing considers separatist. The inauguration is scheduled for May 20, which will see Lai replace President Tsai Ing-wen, who previously served two election terms.
Military demonstrations of violence from China
“Certain countries” insist on maintaining official relations with Taiwan, Wang criticized. The island’s most important ally is the United States. US politicians have repeatedly traveled to Taiwan and reiterated Washington’s support. The US assured the Taipei government of support in case of defense.
Due to China’s continued demonstrations of military force in the strait between the People’s Republic and Taiwan, some fear a conflict. China wants the island to be reunited with the mainland – if necessary by military means.
Source: Krone
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