Following Hong Kong, the Macao Special Administrative Region Government also issued a message on the 16th that the Macao Economic and Cultural Office in Taiwan will temporarily suspend operations on June 19. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council expressed regret in response. The analysis pointed out that this is a combination of the Chinese Communist Party. It is not just the relationship between Taiwan, Hong Kong and Taiwan and Macao, but Beijing has ordered Hong Kong and Macao to sever all contacts with Taiwan.
The Macao Special Administrative Region Government issued an announcement on the 16th, stating that “Taiwan Macao Economic and Cultural Office will temporarily suspend operations from the 19th of this month. The Macao Special Administrative Region fully considers the needs of residents. During the temporary suspension of operation of the office, it will be established through the Tourism Bureau. 24-hour hotline: +853 2833 3000, which handles general enquiries, services for Macao residents in Taiwan and cases of assistance, and provides Taiwan residents with information related to Macao.”
The Mainland Affairs Council of Taiwan responded immediately, saying, “The Macao Resident Office was established based on the exchange of letters between Taiwan and Macao in 2011. Since its establishment, it has always upheld a friendly and mutually beneficial attitude and tried its best to provide assistance. Today, the Macao government unilaterally It’s a shame to make this decision.”
Mainland Affairs Council spokesperson Qiu Chuizheng: “Our office in Macau will continue to operate, and our colleagues will still stick to their posts and try their best to provide services to the people of Taiwan and Australia to ensure the rights and well-being of the people.”
Cui Zizhao: Macau’s following Hong Kong Customs Office is related to G7, U.S. and Japan
Cui Zizhao, a Macau media person currently in Taiwan, analyzed during an interview with this station that the current government of He Yicheng in Macau is completely obedient to the CCP. In other words, the Liaison Office of the Central Committee of the People’s Republic of China and others control Hong Kong and Macau in an all-round way, and Macau followed Hong Kong’s “statement” after a month’s incident. This may be related to the recent G7’s support for Taiwan and the U.S. and Japan’s support for epidemic prevention in Taiwan. The actual impact is not great, and it also reflects that the CCP actually has no way to “say no”.
Cui Zizhao: “Macao’s press release today did not give any reasons, but only said that the closure was suspended. So I think the above intentions are relatively strong, so that Macau should follow the pace of Hong Kong, because Hong Kong is politically motivated and opposes the Taiwan authorities to do so many things. Retaliation. Macau has not expressed its position in the past month, and suddenly closed in a month. I feel pressured from above to close. Because the Macau people in Taiwan have done nothing, and neither side has deteriorated, it looks rather ambiguous.”
In addition to Macau, the Hong Kong government also issued a statement on the 18th of last month to temporarily close the Taiwan Economic, Trade and Cultural Office. The statement also emphasized that “this matter has nothing to do with the epidemic.”
The Hong Kong Government announced the suspension of the operation of the Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office in Taiwan, but did not explain the reason. A spokesperson for the Hong Kong Government once stated, “The relevant decision was caused by Taiwan’s repeated crude intervention in Hong Kong affairs, which severely damaged the relationship between the two parties, and it was difficult to To ensure the safety of personnel stationed in Taiwan, it was decided to temporarily suspend operations in the Taiwan Economic and Trade Office.”
Sangpu: China’s Combination Boxing Shows The Party’s Centuries-old Tough Post
Hong Kong current affairs commentator Sampu told the station that the reason Hong Kong claims to suspend operations is that Taiwan helps Hong Kong exiles, but this has nothing to do with Macau. This is a declaration of the CCP’s Taiwan policy, not a unilateral decision made by Hong Kong and Macau. Obviously, the relationship between the CCP and Taiwan has dropped to a freezing point, and there is any overlap between the “1992 consensus and their respective expressions”, and it is impossible to improve in the short term.
Sangpu: “This must be a combination boxing! This is not just a simple Hong Kong-Taiwan or Macao-Taiwan relationship. This is the relationship between China and Taiwan. It is clear that Taiwan has not accepted China’s ’92 Consensus’, a series of The relationship between the incidents has reached a freezing point. From this place, he must use this to tell Taiwan that Taiwan must sever ties with these places, which means “severing diplomatic relations”. After Hong Kong and Taiwan “severe diplomatic relations”, it is now Macao and Taiwan “severe diplomatic relations”.”
Sangpu reminded that the impact can be seen on Taiwanese officials in Hong Kong. If all eight officials have their visas expired before November this year, there is a great chance that the Embassy will be removed, and Macau will probably follow up with the removal. Sangpu believes, “This is the CCP’s desire to show a strong attitude of the party for a century.”
Sangpu said that Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Qiu Taisan once mentioned that he hoped that the two sides of the strait would “bloom in spring,” and he also hoped to continue the “strategic ambiguity” in the post-epidemic cross-strait relations. Samp believes that there is a need for a review. Now, no matter how Taiwan softens its body, mainland China will not accept such kindness and will not stretch out an olive branch. Instead, it will become narrower and narrower.
Samp: “Recently, I saw the United States and Europe mention Taiwan. This is a game of chess in the world. The CCP wants to show to the free world of the United States and Europe that he will not succumb. He will do his tough things to the end. This message is not just To show it to Taiwan is to show it to the world.”
Liu Shijie: Taiwan should evacuate 8 officials in Hong Kong as soon as possible
Liu Shijie, director of the International Department of Times Force, has sent out a message to suspend the Taiwan Economic and Trade Office in Hong Kong. He has repeatedly reminded the Taiwan government that if the eight officials of the Taiwan Office in Hong Kong are currently detained, who should be held responsible? Who can guarantee the ability of the government to rescue, maybe it will be difficult even to meet. The experience of Li Mingzhe, Zheng Wenjie and even Michael Kovrig, a former Canadian diplomat, is not far away.
Liu Shijie: “I saw the news in Macau. I think the government should do something before it’s too late. Now it should quickly let people return to Taiwan safely. Many paperwork can be processed remotely or by mail. There is no need to maintain an office and increase the risk of colleagues in the office. I don’t think there is any reason to do so.”
The Taiwan office in Hong Kong originally had a staff of 19, but currently there are only 8 people. The visas will expire at the end of the year. The Mainland Affairs Commission has stated that “will stick to the last minute” and “the worst plans are already under development. Negotiation.”.
Radio Free Asia reporter Huang Chunmei Taipei report Responsible editor Xu Shuting Hu Lihan, Web Editor Ruizhe