BEIJING: The Democratic Progressive Party administration in Taiwan has been increasing its efforts to seek “independence” by promoting ties with the United States through paid lobbyists, experts said.
Their latest separatist move, promoting the two-day visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week, seriously violated the one-China principle, raising tensions across the Taiwan Straits, they said. Despite strong opposition from Beijing, Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday evening. She was the highest-ranking US official to visit Taiwan in a quarter-century. Her two-day trip included meeting with the island’s leader Tsai Ing-wen and some “human rights” advocates, as well as visiting the island’s “legislative” authority.
Zhang Hua, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ Institute of Taiwan Studies, said: “The DPP administration fully cooperated with Pelosi, received her in accordance with the highest standards, and encouraged the ‘Taiwan independence’ separatists to welcome her. The relevant itinerary was very provocative.” In the meeting with Pelosi, Tsai again promoted a “military threat” from the mainland and branded the separatist attempts as so-called “upholding of democracy”, completely confusing right and wrong, Zhang said, adding that Tsai giving Pelosi one of the island’s most important “medals” was a political farce.
The countermeasures that the mainland has taken to deter “Taiwan independence” and safeguard its sovereignty are necessary and justified, he said.
–The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
