Hu Xijin, ultra-nationalist and former editor-in-chief of a Chinese state-run newspaper Global Times And now I'm an editor, Said In Monday's edition his Hu says Taiwan and the United States claimed in a video blog that pushing for Taiwan's independence under newly elected President William Lai Ching-toku could lead to war.
Hu said Lai could become more “radical” than Tsai Ing-wen, who served as vice president and is retiring after a term-limited term. The Chinese Communist Party loathes Tsai and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to which she and Lai belong, constantly accusing them of “separatist” tendencies.
President Hu tried to undermine Lai Victory in the election is marked Aiming to win a historic third consecutive term in power for the Democratic Progressive Party, Lai received fewer votes than Tsai in a three-way election campaign, and the Democratic Progressive Party failed to gain a majority in last weekend's legislative committee elections. argued that they would be “underdogs”. Local leaders. ”
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) shakes hands with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen after giving a statement to the press after a bipartisan leadership meeting at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California on April 5, 2023. state). (AP Photo) /Ringo H.W. Chiu)
“The second important factor is the United States,” Hu continued. “Shortly after Mr. Lai's victory, U.S. President Joe Biden publicly stated that the United States does not support Taiwan's independence.”
“The United States wants to contain mainland China through the Taiwan issue, but the United States does not want the Democratic Progressive Party to go too far and provoke a war and force American involvement,” Hu said.
However, Hu predicted that if the weak and conciliatory Biden loses re-election to Donald Trump in November, “the situation in the Taiwan Strait will bring new uncertainty.” He did not elaborate on these “uncertainties,” but suggested that perhaps President Trump's stronger stance on China could stir Taiwanese excitement.
President Hu said, “'Taiwan independence' means war, and it is clear that mainland China has drawn a line that must not be crossed.'' “I don't think the United States will openly cross this line.”
“Even if the United States dares to cross this red line, it is still unclear whether the Lai administration will dare to follow suit,” he continued, effectively losing the argument with himself, and perhaps giving Lai's administration more leverage than the Tsai administration. He concluded that it would be less “radical'' than that. all.
China's post-rai victory tantrum has so far been less aggressively belligerent than some observers had feared, with little threat of military tactics and only one specific punitive response. was. poaching The small island nation of Nauru is on Taiwan's final list of declared diplomatic allies.
Taiwan Vice President and current presidential candidate Lai Ching-de speaks at the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) rally in Taipei for the 2024 presidential election on December 29, 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan (Walid Belazeg/Anadolu, Getty Images) via)
Another notable reaction from China was hysterically overreact The same goes for other Asian countries, such as the Philippine and Singapore governments, which at least offered congratulations on President-elect Rai's victory.
Chinese people generally seem disappointed that Hou Yuxi, the preferred candidate of the more pro-China Kuomintang (KMT), failed to defeat the Democratic Progressive Party. It is highly unlikely that Mr. Rai will formally declare independence and end the major crisis.he Said Later in the campaign, he said he had no such intention because “Taiwan is already a sovereign and independent country and there is no need to declare independence.”
politiko Europe I got it. Much of China's endless antipathy toward Mr. Lai stems from a comment he made in 2017 when he referred to himself as a “Taiwan independence activist.”
China warned that electing Mr. Lai could lead to war and wanted to intimidate Taiwanese into voting Beijing's way, but Taiwanese voters largely ignored this pressure tactic.of Global Times is a reliable barometer of the mood within the Chinese Communist Party, and Hu's editorials begin with rhetorical fireworks about separatism and impending war and end with a shrug, and the hyperbole is starting to wear off. It suggests that.
vote suggest Although Taiwanese are increasingly less interested in “unification” and less inclined to consider themselves “Chinese,” the active three-way election shows that Taiwanese are willing to dramatically change the status quo with China. This suggests that there are not many Perhaps the big question is not what Lai will do if Trump becomes US president again, but rather what Chinese dictator Xi Jinping will do as his twilight approaches and the Taiwan issue remains unresolved.
