Pompeo visited Taiwan in March in an attempt to "resist China". Netizens on the island satirized: After stepping down, job hunting was not smooth and he came to Taiwan to explore the way
[Global Times reporter Cheng Dongkangbohao] The DPP authorities confirmed on the 21st that former US Secretary of State Pompeo will visit Taiwan in March.
This anti-China politician who once staged the "last madness" will start to incite "anti-China" again on this trip.
Taiwan's "Ministry of Foreign Affairs" confirmed on the 21st that the Pompeos are scheduled to visit Taiwan from March 2 to 5, during which they will meet with Tsai Ing-wen, accept Lai Qingde's banquet, and meet with "Legislative President" You Xikun and "Foreign Minister" Wu Zhaoxie and others to meet; on March 4, he will attend a speech event at the invitation of the "Vision Foundation", and will also interact with people from all walks of life in the island's political, business, and academic circles.
Taiwan's "Ministry of Foreign Affairs" called Pompeo a "long-term and staunch friend of Taiwan". During his tenure, he facilitated the Trump administration's repeated arms sales to Taiwan, declassified documents related to the "six guarantees" of the United States to Taiwan, and further strengthened security for Taiwan. Commitment, announced the lifting of "Taiwan-US exchange restrictions", etc., this trip "fully demonstrated the unanimous bipartisan support for Taiwan's 'rock solid' and the close friendship of the Taiwan-US all-round partnership."
The pro-green "Liberty Times" said on the 21st that Pompeo was accompanied to Taiwan by Yu Maochun, the former chief adviser on China policy planning of the Office of Policy Planning of the Secretary of State of the State Department. serve.
Pompeo will also embark on an "industrial tour" during his trip. The heads of companies including TSMC and "Sinosteel" have been invited to talk with him face-to-face, but the relevant itinerary will not be made public.
Taiwan media said that in an interview with Taiwan's "Central News Agency" in March last year, Pompeo expressed that he was looking forward to visiting Taiwan for the first time after leaving office.
On April 11 last year, Pompeo posted a photo of him eating Taiwanese dried pineapples on Twitter, which was considered to be "warming up" for his visit to Taiwan.
He originally planned to go to Taiwan in January this year to participate in the "Halifax Taipei Forum", but the forum was postponed due to the epidemic.
The DPP authorities are "overjoyed".
The party's "legislator" Luo Zhizheng said on the 21st that Pompeo is a representative figure against the mainland and understands Taiwan's predicament very well.
DPP "legislator" Wang Dingyu said that he wholeheartedly welcomes Pompeo's visit to Taiwan in March. He has formulated a number of "friendly Taiwan" policies. "This trip to the Indo-Pacific is reported to be related to the next US presidential election." .
In particular, he used to be the top U.S. foreign-related affairs official, and has first-hand information on Taiwan Strait security issues. He looks forward to having a more in-depth and direct interaction with Tsai Ing-wen. International Engagement".
Pompeo served as U.S. Secretary of State from April 2018 to January 2021, and staged a "last madness" before leaving office.
In January 2021, he abruptly announced the lifting of all self-restrictions on U.S. engagement with Taiwanese officials.
At that time, there were speculations that Pompeo might visit Taiwan in the final stage of the Trump administration to create "final madness".
In response to the continuous wrong and provocative signals of the United States at that time, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said that for some time, a few anti-China politicians in the Trump administration have been performing "final madness", and "the United States will definitely pay a heavy price for its wrong behavior." .
Regarding Pompeo's visit to Taiwan this time, some netizens on the island sarcastically said, "Notorious, after he stepped down, he came to Taiwan to explore his way out of job hunting." Others speculated that he was here to ask for money, "Come to hollow out Taiwan! "Taiwanese media analyzed on the 21st that the Tsai authorities are happy to see important people in the US political circles visit to express their support for Taiwan, and they can also take the opportunity to "big internal propaganda", but Pompeo's visit to Taiwan should pave the way for himself to enter the White House, and the Taiwan side should be cautious. In response to his views that may not be in harmony with the current Biden administration, especially since this trip will anger the other side and lead to further actions by the mainland against Taiwan, the DPP authorities must think twice.
Zhang Wensheng, deputy dean of the Taiwan Research Institute of Xiamen University, said in an interview with a Global Times reporter on the 21st that Pompeo's visit to Taiwan was for personal purposes, trying to use his visit to Taiwan to provoke Sino-US relations, and regard "anti-China" as "anti-China". His own political capital is a hit with the DPP.
Of course, the DPP also tried to use Pompeo to "add points", making people think that Taiwan-US relations are as "rock solid" as they say.
But in fact, Taiwan is just a pawn used by Pompeo, and Pompeo himself is just a "passed" politician who doesn't have much market in the United States.
Zhang Wensheng said that Pompeo may have miscalculated by relying on support for "Taiwan independence" and "anti-China and anti-Communist" comebacks.
I am afraid that he has not many opportunities in politics. Trump will not use him again, and Trump will not give him a chance in the US Republican Party.