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The conflict between China and Taiwan recently broke out in the Pacific island country of Fiji. Diplomats from both sides have had physical confrontations and have accused each other of doing something.
Both China and Taiwan stated that their respective officials were injured in the clashes and called on the Fiji police to investigate. The incident sparked outrage in Taiwan, and all parties have spoken out to condemn China’s war wolf diplomacy.
Both sides hold their own words
The conflict occurred on October 8, when the Taiwan Trade Office in Fiji held a National Day reception to celebrate “Double Ten” at the Pacific Hotel in Suva, the capital of Fiji, and received about 100 guests.
Taiwanese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ou Jiang’an said that two employees of the Chinese embassy in Fiji tried to enter the scene illegally and take photos to gather information about the guests. When dissuaded by Taiwanese staff, they clashed violently, causing head injuries to Taiwanese staff and sending them to hospital. He was attacked by Taiwanese personnel.
The press release issued by the Taiwanese Foreign Ministry stated that injured Taiwanese personnel who were pushed by Chinese Embassy staff had suffered minor concussions and had been discharged from the hospital without major problems.
The Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that Taiwan, the ROC, is a sovereign and independent country. Taiwanese embassies abroad hold a National Day reception on National Day “October 10”. This has been a practice for many years and is the same as in other countries. The Chinese government has no right to put any oar in. “For the grave violations of the international rule of law and civilized norms by the personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will once again condemn the most severe.”
The official Chinese statement is: “That night, the Taiwan agency staff initiated verbal provocations and physical conflicts against the Chinese embassy staff who normally performed official duties in the same public area of the hotel, resulting in bodily injury and damage to the property of a Chinese diplomat “.
The Chinese Embassy in Fiji stated that the so-called “10 October National Day” activities held in public by the Taiwan Trade Office in Fiji seriously violated the one-China principle and also violated the relevant Fijian government regulations on the activities of Taiwanese institutions and intended to create them internationally. Situation “Two China” or “One China, One Taiwan”. The Chinese Embassy in Fiji has expressed serious concerns to the Fijian side over the aforementioned incident and requested the Fiji police to carry out a thorough investigation of the incident and hold Taiwanese personnel accountable in accordance with the law.
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Zhao Lijian, spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, is considered a representative of “wolf war diplomacy.”
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian quoted a statement from the Chinese Embassy in Fiji at a regular press conference on Monday (October 19), referring to Taiwan “calling in the thieves to catch the thieves “and said that” Taiwan has no so-called “diplomats” in Fiji. “
“There is only one China in the world. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. The one-China principle is the universally recognized principle of international relations and the universal consensus of the international community. Any attempt to use the Taiwan question to promoting relations between China and the Pacific island countries is impossible, “said Zhao Lijian.
Analysis: smoke in the Pacific
This time, Taiwan’s “accidental” physical clash with Chinese diplomats on the “National Double Ten Day” celebrated in Fiji this time, when cross-strait relations have plummeted, the confusion has increased again and is particularly striking .
In fact, this incident has occurred for more than a week, but only yesterday it began to be exposed in Taiwan, causing an uproar in public opinion and foreign media have also reported it. The Taiwanese government, which originally appeared to be tackling the matter quietly, had to grapple with it at a time when social discussions were boiling over. The Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared today that it will submit a full report to Fiji and request that it be processed.
In fact, this incident has shown us that “low-key and unpretentious” has always been Taiwan’s diplomatic strategy when it comes to countries without formal diplomatic relations. Especially in recent years, Taiwan has lost many diplomatic countries in the Pacific under pressure from Beijing. . But if there is an accident that causes dissatisfaction on the island of Taiwan, Taiwan will also take a firm attitude to respond to the Chinese side, such as this incident.
Between the “low-key response” and the “high response to the conflict,” the Tsai Ing-wen government is cautious. In particular, it is not that China is unaware of Taiwan’s exchanges with these non-diplomatic countries and has heard about the pressure on the local government. For example, when various large-scale events are held in Taiwan (such as the National Day holiday), the background of the participants is often heard.
In the past, former Taiwanese diplomat who served as Taiwan offices in the United States and Palau (Palau), and current Times Force International Department director Liu Shijie, told BBC China that the diplomatic struggle through del Estrecho has been practiced for many years. For 20 years, whether the government of Chen Shuibian Ma Ying-jeou’s government is still the government of Tsai Ing-wen, and the atmosphere on both sides of the strait may be different, but it is true that the Chinese side continues to advance. He said that when scheduling meetings with American politicians, he always had to confirm with the other party beforehand, for fear of a temporary change at the last minute. And at important events such as the National Day reception, the Taiwanese diplomatic system always makes every effort to invite “politicians friendly to Taiwan” to attend, and these politicians always face pressure from China not to interact with the Taiwanese system. abroad.
The reason that Taiwan is cautious or low-key in these countries is also because these small countries generally “change dynasty” frequently, and different political parties have different attitudes towards China. For example, the Maldives is a key friendly nation of China in the “One Belt, One Road” initiative in the Indian Ocean. However, in recent years, political parties have taken turns and attitudes towards China are changing. It is difficult for Taiwan to bet on a single match between different matches. His diplomatic strategy has always been backed by medical and agricultural technology. , To expand commercial interactions with these countries.
Taiwan criticizes China’s “wolf war diplomacy”
The incidents of diplomatic fighting reflect China’s continued aggressive “wolf war diplomacy”. The incident sparked outrage in Taiwan, and officials from various parties and legislators came forward to condemn it.
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Wu Zhaoxie said on Tuesday (20) that the Embassy in Fiji formally gave a full explanation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Fiji Police Department, and presented relevant evidence, physical evidence and factual evidence. , with the hope of recovering them in the judicial field for diplomats. Justice.
Wu Zhaoxie pointed out that Taiwan, the ROC, is a sovereign and independent country, and the Chinese government has no right to interfere with the reception of the National Day. Subsequently, China not only failed to conduct a serious review, but reversed good and evil, claiming that Taiwan had no diplomats and accusing China’s wolf diplomacy of disgusting.
Former President of Taiwan Ma Ying-jeou also condemned the violence, saying that the holding of the “Double Ten” event has nothing to do with the “One China” principle, “because our one China is one China principle. and each list “. He believes that Taiwan is unlikely to start activities first.
Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party spokesman Xie Peifen noted that the actions of Chinese diplomats show that China’s war wolf diplomacy is actually rogue diplomacy. “China’s military intimidation and diplomatic provocation will only make the people of Taiwan even more resentful and worsen cross-strait relations. Away!”
Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party lawmaker Wang Dingyu said China’s diplomatic performance is “barbaric, rude and uncivilized. It is basically” mad dog diplomacy. “
“Unexpectedly, the Chinese embassy in Fiji said it was” Taiwan provoked and injured a Chinese diplomat. “This time China is really … blatantly ridiculous. Two Chinese staff members went to Taiwan for the National Day reception. The scene was “provoked”? No one invited them. Did the two Chinese staff members go to Taiwan to handle the activities themselves and get “injured”? Called.
In China, Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the Global Times, speculated that Taiwan had withheld the details: “Otherwise, Chinese diplomats are very smart, so how can they easily label Taiwanese ‘concussions’?”
China has long tried to limit Taiwan’s international activities and both sides are vying for influence in the Pacific. Although only a few countries in the world officially recognize Taiwan, it has business and informal contacts with many countries.
