Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen recently accepted an exclusive interview with Japanese media and responded to issues such as Taiwan-US-Japan relations and cross-strait relations. (Image source: Central News Agency)
[See China News on August 10, 2021]Tsai Ing-wenThe President recently accepted an exclusive interview with the Japanese media, focusing on Taiwan-US-Japan relations,Cross-strait relations, Hong Kong situation,TaiwanResponding to media questions on issues such as international participation and regional security and economics. The Presidential Palace also announced the content of the interview today (10th).
President Tsai Ing-wen recently received an exclusive interview with Japan’s “Literature Spring and Autumn” monthly magazine by video. In terms of regional situation, the joint statement of the Japan-US Leadership Summit in April this year included the content of “the two countries emphasize the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait”. The Japan-US Leaders Summit mentioned Taiwan for the first time in half a century, and the president expressed his gratitude in an exclusive interview.
She pointed out that the “G7 Summit” held in the UK in June also mentioned the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, which means that major advanced countries in the world attach great importance to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and it fully proves that it is not what undermines the status quo of the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan.
Tsai Ing-wen mentioned that in recent years, China has shown great ambitions in the Asia-Pacific region, which has brought very large uncertainties to the overall peace, stability and security of the region. Under this situation, Japan, the United States and other countries Discussing the Taiwan Strait and expressing concerns are actually sending a “signal” to China’s continued military expansion.
She believes that the Beijing government should consider the trends of the international community when making various decisions. The higher the degree of interest in Taiwan and the stronger the degree of cooperation among countries, the Beijing government has to be more cautious in making policy decisions such as military activities.
Speaking of the military power gap between the two sides of the strait, Tsai Ing-wen said that Taiwan’s defense budget is indeed limited, so it concentrates its resources on improving asymmetric combat capabilities and enhancing defense autonomy. At the same time, cooperation and dialogue with neighboring countries are also indispensable. She hopes to establish a dialogue mechanism for security affairs in the East Asian region as soon as possible, because Taiwan is willing to assume the responsibility of safeguarding regional peace.
The President also reiterated that Taiwan’s consistent position is “not to yield under pressure, and not to advance with support”. When formulating a security strategy, regional peace and prosperity are absolutely important considerations, and he is also willing to work hard to improve its own defense capabilities.
As for the United States and Japan not only to stabilize economic relations with China, but also to increase their resistance to China at the level of diplomacy and security, how can Taiwan face the same challenges?
Tsai Ing-wen said that today’s leaders in the Asia-Pacific region are facing this test. They must maintain a certain degree of economic relations with China, but are uneasy in security matters. This is a very difficult problem. Compared with other countries, Taiwan can It is said that it has encountered a greater test.
She pointed out that Taiwan has also adopted a stance of not relying too much on China for its production bases and markets, considering various risks, and allowing trading partners and investment locations to be more diversified and developed. Although this is an unprecedented challenge, for Taiwan, Should be able to get a great opportunity in the economic field.
Regarding China’s suppression of human rights in Hong Kong and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Tsai Ing-wen said that democracy, freedom, and human rights are universal values. She calls on the Beijing authorities to stop suppressing Hong Kong and Uyghurs.
Tsai Ing-wen said that when Hong Kong was returned to China from the United Kingdom in 1997, the Chinese government promised to maintain “one country, two systems” unchanged for 50 years, but seeing the situation in Hong Kong in recent years, this promise no longer exists. The people of Hong Kong are now fighting for freedom, human rights, and democracy, and the international community should strongly support them.
Regarding Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen mentioned that in January 2019, the Beijing government also called on Taiwan to adopt the same “one country, two systems” approach as Hong Kong for reunification. However, the current situation in Hong Kong has proved that this system is impossible to achieve, and the Beijing government has promised Unconvincing.
Tsai Ing-wen stressed that Taiwan will never accept the “one country, two systems” proposal put forward by the Beijing government, and this will not become an option in the future. This is the consensus of the people of Taiwan.
Speaking of what kind of country you hope Taiwan will become in 10 years? Tsai Ing-wen said, first, respect for democracy, human rights, and an equal society; second, promote regional peace and security; third, even if it encounters many difficulties and challenges, Taiwan can still survive resolutely and become recognized by the world. model.
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