Unusual visit to Taiwan Approximately 90 people including the Czech Senate chairman China rebound US evaluation

Unusual visit to Taiwan Approximately 90 members of the Czech Senate and others Repulsed in China United States Evaluation 20:05 on August 30

The Senate chairman, second only to the president in the Czech Republic, will arrive in Taiwan on the 30th with a delegation of about 90 people to meet with President Cai Yingwen during his stay.
It is unusual for dignitaries from countries that have diplomatic relations with China to visit Taiwan, with China strongly advocating the "one China" principle, while the United States appreciates it.

Czech Senator Bistrutil arrived at an airport in northern Taiwan on the 30th, led by a delegation of about 90 people, including members of parliament, the mayor of the capital city of Prague, and corporate officials.

Mr. Bistortil, who was greeted by the Director of Foreign Affairs of Wu Sho in Taiwan, said to the reporters, ``The mask I am using has been provided to Taiwan in response to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. Thank you," and left the airport.

Chairman Bistortil will address the legislature of Taiwan's legislature and meet with President Cai Yingwen during his stay by the 4th of next month.

The Czech Republic has diplomatic relations with China, and it is the first time that the Senate Chairman, who is second only to the President in terms of constitution, visits Taiwan.The Czech President Zeman and Prime Minister Babish are opposed to the visit because they violate foreign policy. I will.

While China has strongly opposed this visit as it violates the "One China" principle, the United States has shown its high esteem and support.

The Trump administration has just dispatched the Secretary of Health, Mr. Aza, to Taiwan as the highest-ranking official since declining foreign relations with Taiwan in 1979, and during the deepening conflict between the United States and China, Czech President Bistorchil visited Taiwan. The attention of the international community is gathering.
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Czech-Chinese relationship

In the Czech Republic, China has moved away from China under Mr. Hubbell, who was the president of the Czech Republic until 2003, even after Slovakia's separation, after leading the "velvet revolution" in the former Czechoslovakia to overthrow the Communist government.
However, President Zeman, who took office in 2013, clarifies his stance on emphasizing relations with China.
While most of the Western countries abandoned the participation of the leaders in a military parade held in Beijing by the Chinese government in commemoration of the "70th Anniversary of the War against Japan" in 2015, President Zeman was the head of state of the EU-European Union As the only one to attend.
The following year, Xi Jinping Jintao of China, for the first time as a Jintao of China, Zeman president held talks with an official visit to the Czech Republic. President Zeman indicated that he would deepen the relationship by saying that the Czech Republic would be the gateway to the EU for China, and in this year alone, China invested over CNY 95 billion and JPY 440 billion in Japanese yen. When I was told, I emphasized the results.
However, since the promised investment was not realized after that, dissatisfaction spread among the people, and President Zeman himself expressed disappointment in January.
Moreover, there is a growing sense of alarm to China, as the Czech intelligence officials have warned that the use of products from the Chinese communication equipment giants Huawei and ZTE poses a security threat.
On the other hand, President Seman and Prime Minister Babish have expressed opposition to the Senate's visit to Taiwan, saying that it is contrary to Czech foreign policy.

"Prague Spring" and "Velvet Revolution"

The Czech Republic has a history of seeking freedom and democratization even during the times when it was strongly influenced by the former Soviet Union.

In Czechoslovakia at that time when it was a socialist country in the east side, the dictatorship system by the Communist Party continued, but in January 1968, when the reformist-supported Mr. Dopcek took office as the first secretary, abolition of censorship and travel Deregulation was promoted and it was called "Prague Spring".

However, the former Soviet Union, which saw these movements as a threat to the whole socialism, invaded Czechoslovakia in August 1968 together with other Eastern European countries such as former East Germany and Poland. Democratic movements were suppressed and many civilians who resisted were sacrificed.

Twenty years later, in 1989, democratization movements in Eastern European countries were on the rise, and on November 9, the "Berlin Wall", which was a symbol of the East-West division, collapsed.

Democratic citizens in Czechoslovakia also carried out a large-scale protest to demolish the Communist government this year. It is called the "velvet revolution" by analogy with the soft velvet fabric because there was no major armed conflict.

Mayor of Prague "Human rights issue in China cannot be silenced"

Mayor Fujip, the Czech capital of Prague, responded to an NHK interview online this month before traveling with the Senate to visit Taiwan.

Among them, Mayor Fujip emphasized the significance of strengthening relations with Taiwan, saying, "Interaction with Taiwan, which attaches importance to technology, is useful for conducting projects such as smart cities," while China emphasizes "technology. Is used to monitor and suppress people."

The newly elected mayor of the new Liberal political party, the Czech Pirate Party, Mayor Fujip, has called for the removal of the "One China" item in the 2016 Friendship City Agreement between Prague and Beijing.

The Chinese side became more repulsive and the Prague Philharmonia Orchestra's performance in China, which was scheduled last year, has been canceled. Looking back on this, Mayor Fujip complained, "Our orchestra was bullied. China is not a reliable business partner."

Amid worsening relations, Prague terminated its friendship-city relationship with Beijing in October last year, and in January, signed a friendship-city agreement with Taipei, Taiwan.

Regarding the reason for the termination of the friendship city relationship with Beijing, Mayor Fujip said, "The friendship city agreement should have nothing to do with politics. It is requesting that the "one China" item in the agreement be deleted. However, it has become ignored. We should respect each other in a friendly city, but it did not."

Regarding the continued critical attitude towards China, Mayor Fujip stressed, "Since the collapse of the communist regime, the Czech Republic has strongly supported human rights and liberal values. We cannot silence China's human rights issues." doing.

Czech expert “European politician re-thinking”

Olga Lomova, a professor of Charles University in Prague, who is familiar with the situation in China, told NHK in an interview about the Senate's visit to Taiwan, saying, "A rational, open, non-political relationship with Taiwan. Having a relationship is a Czech right and part of the usual behaviour in international politics."

He also acknowledged that it was a "Cold War" about the deepening conflict between the United States and China, and said, "There is a global divide between the Communist Party of China's authoritarianism and democracy. His visit to Taiwan is a clear indication of which side the Czech Republic stands on," he said.

In addition, Professor Romova pointed out, "China is always under pressure. If you follow that pressure, it will continue to be pressured." It will be an opportunity for European politicians to reconsider whether it will happen."