Taiwanese media hyped the US House of Representatives Speaker Pelosi's visit to Taiwan this Sunday, netizens sarcastically: Come and collect money!
[Global Network Reporter Zhao Youping] Openly challenging the one-China principle, she also wants to visit Taiwan?
According to Taiwan's "United Daily News" on the 7th, April 10 marks the 43rd anniversary of the legislation of the so-called "Taiwan Relations Act" by the United States. The DPP authorities have recently "intensified" preparations to welcome the "visiting group" of U.S. congressmen. It is understood that the U.S. Congress House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will lead a delegation to visit Asia and is scheduled to arrive in Taiwan on the 10th (Sunday).
In this regard, some netizens on the island sarcastically said: "Come and collect money. Everyone move, this is our tax money."
"United Daily News" claimed that for Pelosi's visit, in order to avoid "protests and obstructions" in the mainland, people from foreign affairs and security departments "keep a low profile", saying that there is currently no relevant information to announce, neither confirmed nor denied.
The "United Daily News" quoted Japan's Kyodo News Agency as saying that official sources in the United States and Japan revealed on the 6th that Pelosi will visit Japan on the 8th and is scheduled to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the 10th.
Among the members of Pelosi's "visiting delegation" on this Asia trip, it is reported that Gregory Meeks, the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives, who expressed his intention to visit Taiwan last year, is also expected to accompany him.
Meeks said in an interview at the end of last year that he would lead a cross-party lawmaker to visit Asia in January this year, and Taiwan was one of his stops, but the trip was not made due to the epidemic, itinerary and other factors.
Regarding this visit to Asia, Pelosi's office said in response to an interview with Taiwan's "United Daily News" that according to practice, based on consistent security guidelines, it will not confirm or deny relevant information before the visit.
When "United Daily News" asked Meeks on the 5th whether he planned to "visit Taiwan", he also responded with "I don't know".
"United Daily News" said that Pelosi was not the first speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives to "visit Taiwan". In 1997, Lee Teng-hui "meeted" a "visiting group" of congressmen led by then-Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Gingrich; in 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives Former Speaker Ryan also led a "visiting delegation" to Taiwan to participate in the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the legislation of the "Taiwan Relations Act".
Regarding Pelosi being revealed by Taiwan media that she will visit Taiwan, some netizens on the island sarcastically said: "Come and collect money. Everyone move, this is our tax money."
Some netizens ridiculed the DPP authorities as "internationally certified Kaizi (idiots)": If you don't cut you, who will cut you!
Some netizens asked: How much tax money will the DPP authorities pay this time?
Some netizens criticized the United States: "To support Taiwan, the United States has made it clear that it will not send troops if it only sells weapons."
Previously, individual US politicians recklessly challenged the one-China principle and supported the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued warnings on many occasions.
Last year, U.S. congressmen went to Taiwan twice in less than a month. At that time, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that individual U.S. congressmen’s visits to Taiwan seriously violated the one-China principle and the three Sino-U.S. joint communiques, and issued a statement in support of “Taiwan independence”. "Serious false signal from separatist forces.
The Chinese side is strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposed to this, and has lodged solemn representations with the US side.
Zhao Lijian said that the one-China principle is an unshakable norm for international relations.
Some US politicians wantonly challenge the one-China principle and support the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces, which has aroused the strong indignation of the 1.4 billion Chinese people.
Taiwan is a sacred and inalienable part of China's territory and is by no means a card for international relations.
We advise some people in the United States not to play the "Taiwan card", because it is a bad card, a dead card, and it will definitely not win.
Regarding the US congressman's visit to Taiwan, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council has also stated that it firmly opposes any form of official exchanges and military ties between the US and China's Taiwan region.
The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council urges some people in the US Congress to handle the Taiwan issue prudently, stop inciting and supporting "Taiwan independence" separatist activities, and stop playing the "Taiwan card" and fanning the flames, otherwise it will only cause further damage to the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait.
Any tricks of the DPP authorities to "rely on the United States to seek independence" to engage in so-called "parliamentary diplomacy" to win over and infiltrate will not end well and are doomed to fail.