Tsai Ing-wen
Une délégation du Congrès américain est arrivée à Taïwan dans les pas de Nancy Pelosi
C’est une visite surprise, vécue comme une nouvelle provocation par la Chine. Ce dimanche, une délégation de parlementaires américains, composée de quatre députés et un sénateur, est arrivée à Taïwan pour deux jours.
La présidente de Taïwan, Tsai Ing-wen, a rencontré les cinq membres de la délégation, parmi lesquels le sénateur Ed Markey, les représentants John Garamendi, Alan Lowenthal, Don Beyer et Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen, seule représentante du parti Républicain.
Il y a moins de deux semaines, le passage sur l’île de la présidente de la Chambre des représentants des États-Unis, Nancy Pelosi, avait déclenché la colère de Pékin et de très importantes manœuvres militaires. En réponse, les États-Unis ont réaffirmé leur engagement dans la région.
La Chine a annoncé ce lundi avoir organisé de nouveaux exercices militaires autour de Taïwan.
« Le 15 août, le Théâtre oriental de l’Armée populaire de libération chinoise a organisé une patrouille de préparation au combat interarmées multi-services et des exercices de combat dans la mer et l’espace aérien autour de Taïwan« , a déclaré le commandement du Théâtre oriental de l’armée chinoise dans un communiqué.
(source: euronews.com)
China’s insistence that Taiwan isn’t a country starts backfiring
The more China tells the world that Taiwan isn’t a country, the more Beijing’s adversaries are starting to treat it like one.
Ahead of Taiwan’s National Day on Saturday, Beijing’s embassy in New Delhi was reported to have issued a letter telling India’s media not to refer to it as a country or to Tsai Ing-wen as its president. Indians responded by helping the hashtag #TaiwanNationalDay go viral while banners with the Taiwanese flag were hung outside the Chinese Embassy.
“Hats off to friends from around the world this year, #India in particular, for celebrating #TaiwanNationalDay,” Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu wrote in a Twitter post on Saturday.
Instead of marking Taiwan’s independence, a red line that Beijing has warned could trigger an invasion, the day commemorates a 1911 uprising in the central Chinese city of Wuhan against China’s last imperial dynasty. That led to the creation of the Republic of China, which leader Chiang Kai-shek then brought to Taiwan seven decades ago when he fled as the Communist Party took power.
For many in Taiwan today, the Republic of China seems like a historical relic with diminishing relevance for the democracy of 24 million people. Taiwan has long abandoned Chiang’s goal of reconquering what he knew as the mainland, and polls show that more and more Taiwanese don’t want any unification with China.
But celebrating the Republic of China is strategically useful for Tsai’s government. It allows her to sidestep the question of formal independence, avoiding a potentially devastating conflict with China while providing cover to create a distinct political and cultural identity for Taiwan — ultimately undermining President Xi Jinping’s goal of subsuming it under Communist Party rule.”
Japan seeks deeper ties with Taiwan as Tsai Ing-wen begins second term
Japan is eager to deepen ties with Taiwan as its president, Tsai Ing-wen, begins her second term in office, top government spokesman Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday.
Taiwan is an “important partner and precious friend” who shares basic values with Japan, Suga noted, adding that they enjoy close economic ties and increased people-to-people exchanges.
“We’d like to congratulate President Tsai Ing-wen on the start of her second term,” Suga said at a news conference.
“Based on our stance to maintain nongovernmental, working-level ties, Japan will continue to deepen cooperation and exchanges with Taiwan,” he added.
In its annual diplomatic bluebook released Tuesday, Japan called Taiwan an “extremely important partner” — a boost from last year’s description that referred to Taipei as a “crucial partner.” Highlighting the importance of the two countries’ ties, this year’s bluebook also devoted a full page to Taiwan, twice as much space as the 2019 edition.
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