The spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in France sent a letter to Le Monde on some articles of European parliamentarians and scholars related to Taiwan
Chinanews.com, Paris, September 18th. The spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in France recently wrote to Le Monde on some articles related to Taiwan by European parliamentarians and scholars, pointing out that he noticed that Le Monde published some parliamentarians and The article "The European Union Should Support Taiwan" co-signed by scholars is biased and seriously inconsistent with the facts:
1. The article questioned that China undermined the principle of "peaceful reunification and one country, two systems".
"Peaceful reunification, one country, two systems" is the basic policy of the Chinese government to resolve the Taiwan issue.
"Peaceful reunification" is the goal, and "one country, two systems" is the method and means.
On New Year's Day in 1979, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress issued a "Notice to Compatriots in Taiwan", announcing the major policies regarding Taiwan's return to the motherland and the realization of national reunification.
The mainland has also successively introduced "31" and "26" measures to benefit Taiwan, fully demonstrating its goodwill towards Taiwan.
For decades, the mainland has become the largest source of Taiwan’s trade surplus, as well as Taiwan’s largest export market and the region with the most Taiwanese investment.
However, after taking office, the DPP authorities refused to recognize the "92 Consensus," which embodies the one-China principle, unilaterally undermining the political foundation for the peaceful development of cross-strait relations, and trying to turn "peaceful reunification" into "peaceful division."
We are willing to strive for the prospect of peaceful reunification with the utmost sincerity and do our utmost, because achieving reunification through peaceful means is most beneficial to the compatriots on both sides of the strait and the whole nation.
But we have never promised to give up the use of force. This point is aimed at the interference of external forces and the very small number of "Taiwan independence" separatists and their separatist activities.
In fact, it is the DPP authorities that are trying to change the status quo.
The accusation of the Chinese government of changing existing policies is seriously inconsistent with the facts.
The concept of "One Country, Two Systems" was first put forward by Mr. Deng Xiaoping. It was first implemented in Hong Kong to solve the Taiwan issue.
With the utmost goodwill, the Chinese Central Government requires the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to implement the principle of "one country, two systems" and implement "Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong" and a high degree of autonomy in accordance with the Basic Law.
However, 23 years since the return of Hong Kong, the "Hong Kong Independence" organization and local radical separatist forces, supported by foreign anti-China forces, have violently confronted the Basic Law under the banner of democracy and freedom, undermined national sovereignty and reunification, and tried to split Hong Kong. Hong Kong acts as a "bridgehead" to introduce the "color revolution" to mainland China.
This is the essence of Hong Kong-related issues.
Some Westerners accuse the Hong Kong National Security Law of destroying "one country, two systems" and Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy, and damaging the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong residents.
The Chinese Embassy in France has issued statements on many occasions, introducing relevant situations and expounding principled positions.
In fact, the Chinese Central Government formulated the Hong Kong National Security Law to fill the legal loopholes in Hong Kong's national security.
The Hong Kong National Security Law targets four types of crimes: the crime of secession, subversion of state power, terrorist activity, and the crime of colluding with foreign countries or foreign forces to endanger national security.
These are not within the scope of the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong residents.
No country in the world will allow citizens to have the right and freedom to engage in the above four behaviors.
As a sovereign country, China has the right to enact national security laws covering its own territory.
The formulation and implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law has not undermined the "one country, two systems", but is conducive to the stability and long-term development of the "one country, two systems".
Some people worry that Hong Kong’s national security law will harm investors’ interests.
This worry is unnecessary.
The Hong Kong National Security Law does not involve investment and other commercial fields, and does not affect Hong Kong's investment environment and the legitimate rights and interests of foreign investors in Hong Kong.
On the contrary, the Hong Kong National Security Law will enable Hong Kong to have a more complete legal system, a more stable social order, and a safer and more reliable business environment for foreign investors.
The article mentioned "the rejection of'one country, two systems' by the people of Taiwan."
In fact, the Chinese government has always hoped to resolve the Taiwan issue in accordance with the "one country, two systems" principle.
This reflects the greatest goodwill towards the people of Taiwan.
The Tsai Ing-wen authorities incited the people of Taiwan to oppose "one country, two systems," and their true purpose was to engage in "Taiwan independence". It was to kidnap public opinion for personal political self-interest, harm the interests of the Chinese nation to serve the strategic interests of the United States, and ultimately harm the interests of the Taiwan people.
Just imagine, instead of "one country, two systems", is it necessary to "one country, one system"?
2. The article accuses, "The Communist Party of China claims to be the representative of China. It sets its own national boundaries and decides which places belong to China."
The People's Republic of China is a country under the leadership of the Communist Party of China.
United Nations Resolution 2758 expressly stipulates: "The representative of the government of the People's Republic of China is the only legal representative of China in the United Nations."
This is a clause of international law.
These European parliamentarians and scholars openly challenged UN resolutions, which is not in line with their status.
3. The article claims that "the Chinese People's Liberation Army continues to escalate military operations around Taiwan", which is groundless accusation.
Taiwan is Chinese territory.
China's military exercises within its own territory, territorial waters, and airspace are exercising its sovereign rights, and no one should make irresponsible remarks.
In fact, when it comes to escalating military operations, it is a certain extraterritorial power that should be blamed. It frequently sends ships and planes to the South China Sea under the banner of "freedom of navigation" to provoke trouble, create tension, and show off its force through large-scale joint military exercises. Even openly broke into the territorial waters of other countries.
According to statistics, in the first half of this year alone, military aircraft from this extraterritorial power entered the South China Sea for nearly 3,000 sorties.
If these European parliamentarians and scholars want to uphold international justice, they should criticize and condemn this extraterritorial power.
4. The article believes that “Europe should not adopt a revisionist strategy and must support the maintenance of the status quo. However, because China’s recent actions have severely damaged the status quo, Europe should adjust its policy on the Taiwan issue.”
This is hypocritical.
As stated at the beginning of this article, the Chinese government has never changed its Taiwan policy.
If Europe wants to change its Taiwan policy, don't use China as an excuse.
It is not the Chinese government that changed the status quo, but the Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party authorities.
If European countries follow the suggestions of these European parliamentarians and scholars to change their Taiwan policy and develop official relations with Taiwan, it will seriously damage China's sovereignty and undermine its "One China" commitment, which will surely cause serious consequences.
5. The article also touted Taiwan's achievements in fighting the epidemic, calling it "one of the best performing'countries' in the world."
First of all, Taiwan is not a "country", but a "province" of China.
Secondly, when it comes to the performance of Chinese provinces in the fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Taiwan is really not a top student.
Take Fujian Province, which is separated from Taiwan by the sea, for comparison.
As of September 13, Taiwan, with a population of 23.78 million, had 499 confirmed cases and 7 deaths, 20.98 infections per million, and 0.3 deaths per million; Fujian Province, with a population of 38.56 million, had 390 confirmed cases. There was 1 death, 10.11 infections per million people and 0.02 deaths per million people.
6. As for what the article said at the end, “European countries must clearly tell China that if China moves towards a solution by force, it will face serious risks. In particular, European democracies will not succumb to their'dictatorship' and will cut off from it. Political and economic connections".
Not long ago, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi condemned the visit of the President of the Czech Senate to Taiwan. European media and politicians exclaimed that "Chinese Foreign Minister has threatened European countries."
So, isn't the above statement of the article a greater threat?
We would like to reiterate that the Chinese people are unwavering in their determination to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
It is Chinese territory, and we will not give up an inch; it is not Chinese territory, and we will not want it.
No threat can stop the Chinese nation from achieving national reunification!
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