Lai Qingde's "diplomacy" caused trouble: it needs to be repeatedly tested to become a close connection, and he is still in isolation
[Global Times reporter Cheng Dong] After Taiwan's deputy leader Lai Qingde attended the inauguration ceremony of Honduras President Castro as a so-called "special envoy", many people attending the event were diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia, and Lai has been busy testing.
Taiwanese media bluntly stated that this incident reflects the predicament of Taiwan's "diplomatic".
According to Taiwan's Zhongshi Electronic News on the 10th, King Felipe VI of Spain tested positive and had mild symptoms.
On January 27 this year, at the inauguration ceremony of Honduras President Castro, he had a close conversation with Lai Qingde, and the island was concerned about Lai's physical condition.
In this regard, Zhang Dunhan, spokesman for Taiwan's "Presidential Palace", said on the 10th that Lai Qingde's latest rapid screening test results on the 9th showed negative results and he is currently in good health.
Lai Qingde, who visited Honduras before the lunar calendar, met with Castro on the evening of January 26 and had some interactions at his inauguration the next day.
On this occasion, many people have been diagnosed with confirmed cases, and Lai Qingde will inevitably announce the test results every time he is diagnosed.
According to the "United Daily News" report on February 4, the Belize government announced that Prime Minister John Brissini had been diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia, and Lai Qingde had a brief conversation with him.
Taiwan's "Presidential Palace" quickly jumped out for this, saying that Lai Qingde was in good health and had no symptoms.
On February 7, Castro was diagnosed.
Lai Qingde also posted two negative photos of quick screening during the quarantine period on social platforms, saying, "I am all right."
Taiwan's "Ministry of Foreign Affairs" said that all members of the "special mission" were quarantined in accordance with epidemic prevention regulations, and had undergone at least two rapid antigen screenings, all of which were negative.
"Deputy Secretary-General of the Presidential Office" Li Junyu also said that he was in the epidemic prevention hotel these days, and he was particularly impressed with Taiwan's rigorous and solid epidemic prevention. "Taiwan epidemic prevention is really strong."
It is understood that Lai Qingde is still in isolation and is expected to end on the 14th, and then start self-health management for 7 days.
In addition to causing a lot of trouble with "diplomacy", he has also been criticized on the island for his knee-jerk performance of the United States.
He Zhensheng, chairman of the Taiwan Foreign Relations Research and Development Association, noted that Lai Qingde took the initiative to have a brief chat with US Vice President Harris at Castro's inauguration ceremony, which the green media portrayed as a "big diplomatic breakthrough".
Unexpectedly, on Harris' official Facebook and Twitter, in addition to being placed in an inconspicuous place in the same frame, Lai Qingde's appearance and figure were also "cut by God", leaving only the folded hands of Anonymous. Isn't the ironic photo in the same frame a symbol of the master-servant relationship between the US and Taiwan? Obviously, in the eyes of the US master, Taiwan is a faceless NOBODY."
He Zhensheng bluntly said that the Taiwan authorities are "at best nothing more than a fox and a tiger that relies on foreign self-respect." In exchange for the so-called "rock-solid" security guarantee of the United States, there is no doubt.
The editorial of China Times Electronic News said that the Taipei political community generally believed that Lai Qingde would compete for the 2024 "general election". For this reason, he went out of his way to approach Harris, but the other party emphasized afterwards that "it was him who came over and introduced himself."
This shows that after the video summit between Chinese and American leaders last November, "coexistence" and "risk management" have become the greatest common divisors of Sino-US relations.
At the same time, the situation in Eastern Europe has changed, and the mainland has become a force that cannot be ignored. Under this new situation, the marginal effect of the "Taiwan card" has been blunted. ".
The article specifically mentioned that the DPP has no initiative in U.S.-Taiwan relations, and even politicians seeking "big positions" must be recognized or endorsed by the U.S. side. Judging from Lai Qingde's first "diplomatic attack", the U.S. side is obviously not interested in 2024. In 2019, the "election" is still on the sidelines and is not in a hurry to make a statement.
"World Daily" said that Lai's actions made Taiwanese feel humiliated. "The process and results of this incident have taught the 'Taiwan independence' forces or Lai Qingde, who claims to be a 'Taiwan independence worker'." But the DPP authorities have used it to brag about propaganda and continue to fool voters.
The article said that the strategy of the Taiwan authorities to seek space for international activities should be to seek understanding from both sides of the strait first, but Tsai Ing-wen did the opposite, breaking the "diplomatic truce" established by Ma Ying-jeou and lost eight "diplomatic countries" in the past six years. "The harvest of slamming into the wall and rushing diplomacy is not as good as that of Ma Ying-jeou."
A few days ago, the DPP authorities set up an investment fund of 200 million US dollars in Central and Eastern Europe to assist Lithuania. "The diplomacy of throwing money for a short period of time is like Lai Qingde's abandonment of practicality and pragmatism... We must be careful not to spend a lot of people's fat and ointment, and in the end, we will humiliate ourselves. ".