According to a report by the South China Morning Post on the 27th, due to the current high tensions in cross-strait relations, the relationship between the EU and the CCP is also at a sensitive moment. Due to the need for “security risks”, relevant staff of the European Parliament have sworn to keep the details confidential, and even received Email, asking them not to discuss the trip until the end of the trip.
However, an invitation letter indicated that Zeng Houren, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, will host a dinner on November 3 to receive the European Parliament’s “Foreign Intervention in the EU’s Democratic Process, Including the Special Committee on Disinformation Issues” (INGE).
The chairman of INGE is Raphael Glucksmann, a member of the European Parliament from France, who is also the leader of the delegation. He has long been concerned about the human rights of Uyghurs. In March this year, he was included in the sanctions list by the Chinese Communist Party.
In addition, during their stay in Taiwan, the delegation is expected to meet officials from the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, hold talks with Tang Feng, a member of the Executive Yuan, and attend meetings convened by the Legislative Yuan.
In response, the spokesperson of the Chinese Communist Party’s mission to the European Union said through Twitter, “The European Parliament is an official institution of the European Union. If the committee sends its members to visit Taiwan, it will seriously violate the EU’s commitment to the implementation of the’One China’ policy and harm China’s core interests. , Undermining the healthy development of China-EU relations. We will respond further in accordance with developments.”
The European Parliament passed the first advisory “EU-Taiwan Political Relations and Cooperation” report last week with high votes. In addition to deep concerns about the CCP’s military threat, the report also suggested that the EU should deepen its partnership with Taiwan and focus on bilateral investment agreements. The European Economic and Trade Office was renamed the European Union Office in Taiwan. Beijing has also protested and warned against this.
At present, the Foreign Minister of the Republic of China, Wu Zhaoxie, is visiting Eastern Europe. After giving a speech in Slovakia on the 26th, on the 27th, he also spoke on the same stage in the Czech Republic with officials from many European and American countries. Some experts told Deutsche Welle that this means that Central and Eastern Europe’s China policy is undergoing a shift.
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also issued a statement on October 26, calling on UN member states to support Taiwan’s “active and meaningful participation in the UN system.”
The spokesperson of the Chinese Communist Party’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zhao Lijian, stated at a regular press conference on the 27th that the U.S. statement seriously violated the “One China Principle” and the “Three Sino-U.S. Joint Communiqués” and urged the U.S. to abide by its commitments, abide by UN General Assembly Resolution No. 2758, and stop. Help Taiwan expand the so-called international space and not send wrong signals to “Taiwan independence forces.”
The day before Brinken’s statement coincided with the 50th anniversary of the adoption of UN General Assembly Resolution 2758.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, Ou Jiang’an, pointed out in a regular meeting on the 21st that Resolution 2758 only decided on the question of the representation of China in the United Nations. It did not mention that Taiwan is part of the People’s Republic of China, and did not authorize the People’s Republic of China in the United Nations system. On behalf of the people of Taiwan.
Bonnie Glaser, director of the Asia Program at the “German Marshall Foundation” (GMF), a Washington think tank, also pointed out that UNGA Resolution 2758 only decided on the issue of “China”’s representation in the United Nations, and the issue of Taiwan’s participation is still unresolved; the US side Acknowledged the position of the People’s Republic of China that “Taiwan is part of China”, but did not accept it.
Rick Waters, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia and the Pacific of the US State Department, even more rarely publicly criticizes Beijing for “misuse” UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 to exclude Taiwan; several heavyweight members of the US Congress also issued statements accusing Beijing of misinterpreting 2758 over the years. Resolution.
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