7 minutes ago“Kina will invade Taiwan if the US sends military ships to this region”
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)One of China's top diplomats in the US warned Washington that Beijing would invade Taiwan if the US sent a navy ship to this country, which China considers to be an unstable province. Li Kexin, said during a Chinese Embassy event in the US on Friday that [...]
Li Kexin, said during a Chinese Embassy event in the US on Friday that he had told American officials that China would activate their Anti-Decision Law if US naval ships are sent to Taiwan Strait.
The law, passed in 2005, denies Taiwan citizenship and describes Beijing's methods of unifying two Chinese states in one China, reports “Sputnik International” Transmission Periscope.
For Lee, placing U.S. Navy ships would signal that. The day an American Navy ship arrives in Caohsiung is the day the People's Liberation Army unites Taiwan with the military force”, Li told Chinese media, referring to Taiwan's largest port.
His words were repeated in an editorial that took place in a Chinese newspaper, “Global Times”, owned by the Chinese Communist Party and is often used to express Beijing's views informally. “The Chinese continent has never abandoned Taiwan's reunification option by force, which is clear to people along the Taiwan Strait”, wrote the editorial “Global Times”.
Lee's “has sent a warning to Taiwan and drawn a clear red line. If Taiwan tries to hold an independence referendum or other activities in pursuit of Taiwan's de jure independence, PLA (The Chinese army) will undoubtedly take action”, says the statement published by “Global Times”.
Taiwan's Foreign Ministry struck Lií's words Saturday, accusing China of using threats and tribulation when they claim they want peaceful reconciliation. “These methods indicate a lack of knowledge about the true meaning of the democratic system and how a democratic society” functions, the minister wrote in a statement.
The Democratic Progress Party (PDP), which currently controls Taiwan's single-room presidency and legislature, is such a party that supports independence de jure Taiwanese.
Taiwanese President Tsai Inng claims her ideal is preserving peace with China and security, but she has also refused to affirm the 1992 consensus of a semi-official agreement between the two countries that there was only one single China.
US President Donald Trump's administration has seen a strengthening of ties between the US and Taiwan, often a point embedded in Washington-Pekin relations.
In 1958 and 1996, the United States placed seaships in Taiwan's Strait to protect the island during periods of heavenly tensions between Beijing and Taipei./Periscopi/
