Not going to brush it off with cope, but this is major humiliation, even worse than Pelosi.
But it looks like the propaganda department has learned from the disaster of the Pelosi episode. News is covering the issue discreetly.
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Not going to brush it off with cope, but this is major humiliation, even worse than Pelosi.
But it looks like the propaganda department has learned from the disaster of the Pelosi episode. News is covering the issue discreetly.
I don't see it as humiliation, you were expecting that China could lobby hard enough inside the US to prevent this?
The contest between China and US is often described as a game of chess or a game of cards, in which case you can't expect US to not move their pieces or play a hand. What's important is China's response.
Sputnik reported that China was able to stop a EU Intel chief from visiting, whatever that's supposed to be:
The People’s Republic of China considers Taiwan an inseparable part of its territory, and has urged all countries which have relations with Beijing to refrain from official diplomatic contacts with authorities in Taipei, in accordance with the One China principle accepted by most of the international community.
European Union Intelligence and Situation Center (EUINTCEN) Director Jose Casimiro Morgado scrapped a planned visit to Taiwan after officials in Beijing found out about it, Politico has reported, citing with information about the situation.
The PRC reportedly put successful pressure on Brussels to cancel the trip, which was planned for next month. China’s discovery of Mr. Morgado’s planned itinerary also caused consternation about whether Beijing got the info about the top-secret visit via electronic or human intelligence, according to the outlet.
The anonymous diplomats also expressed concerns over the fact that Brussels folded so quickly after Beijing’s reported intervention.
An EU official assured Politico that Mr. Morgado never intended to travel to Taiwan at all, and that he merely planned a telephone conversation with Taiwanese officials. Even these talks have reportedly been scrapped after China’s blustery reaction to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan in early August, which sparked weeks of Chinese military exercises around the island.
Commenting on the Morgado scrapped visit story, a spokesperson from China’s mission to the EU stressed that Beijing “has consistently and firmly opposed any form of official exchanges between the Taiwan region and countries or organizations having diplomatic ties with China.”
Brussels has generally sought to avoid antagonizing China, with China-EU trade amounting to 696.1 billion euros in 2021, and the People’s Republic serving as the bloc’s number one trade and investment partner.
Late last year, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu visited Brussels, with a delegation of lawmakers from the European Parliament with a trip to Taipei.
Lawmakers from individual EU countries also occasionally make their way to the island. Last week, five French lawmakers in Taipei, where they promised to discuss regional security, technology, supply chains, and French support for the rogue island.
7 September, 13:24 GMT
Also last week, a delegation of US lawmakers arrived in Taiwan for a two-day visit as part of a wider tour of the region.
On Tuesday, a delegation of four Taiwanese lawmakers traveled to Washington, DC with US officials.
China has repeatedly urged all countries which maintain ties with Beijing to refrain from any official contacts with Taiwanese officials, in accordance with the One-China principle – which recognizes that the PRC is the sole legitimate government of China, and that Taiwan (which formally calls itself the "Republic of China") is a part of the PRC.
Taiwan kicked off weeks of military drills in August over Pelosi’s tour. The House speaker, who is technically third in line for the US presidency in the event that something were to happen to President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris, traveled to the island at the beginning of last month to espouse the virtues of American democracy.
This week, US media that the Biden administration is considering fresh sanctions against China aimed at “discouraging” Beijing from invading Taiwan, and that Washington and Taipei are pressuring the EU to join in on the new restrictions.
Chinese authorities have made the reunification of Taiwan with the mainland a major policy priority, with the hope being that reintegration takes place peacefully and under the "One China – Two Systems" model currently applied to Hong Kong and Macau. This would theoretically allow Taipei to maintain substantial political and economic autonomy even as part of China.
Taiwan has enjoyed de facto independence from mainland China since 1949, when nationalist forces fled to the island after communist forces took the rest of the country in the Chinese Civil War. In the decades since, Beijing and Taipei have slowly established major economic and informal diplomatic links, with total trade reaching in 2021 notwithstanding brewing geopolitical tensions.
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Guess the EU doesn't want the heating item imports cut just yet.
The People’s Republic of China considers Taiwan an inseparable part of its territory, and has urged all countries which have relations with Beijing to refrain from official diplomatic contacts with authorities in Taipei, in accordance with the One China principle accepted by most of the international community.
European Union Intelligence and Situation Center (EUINTCEN) Director Jose Casimiro Morgado scrapped a planned visit to Taiwan after officials in Beijing found out about it, Politico has reported, citing with information about the situation.
The PRC reportedly put successful pressure on Brussels to cancel the trip, which was planned for next month. China’s discovery of Mr. Morgado’s planned itinerary also caused consternation about whether Beijing got the info about the top-secret visit via electronic or human intelligence, according to the outlet.
The anonymous diplomats also expressed concerns over the fact that Brussels folded so quickly after Beijing’s reported intervention.
An EU official assured Politico that Mr. Morgado never intended to travel to Taiwan at all, and that he merely planned a telephone conversation with Taiwanese officials. Even these talks have reportedly been scrapped after China’s blustery reaction to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan in early August, which sparked weeks of Chinese military exercises around the island.
Commenting on the Morgado scrapped visit story, a spokesperson from China’s mission to the EU stressed that Beijing “has consistently and firmly opposed any form of official exchanges between the Taiwan region and countries or organizations having diplomatic ties with China.”
Brussels has generally sought to avoid antagonizing China, with China-EU trade amounting to 696.1 billion euros in 2021, and the People’s Republic serving as the bloc’s number one trade and investment partner.
Late last year, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu visited Brussels, with a delegation of lawmakers from the European Parliament with a trip to Taipei.
Lawmakers from individual EU countries also occasionally make their way to the island. Last week, five French lawmakers in Taipei, where they promised to discuss regional security, technology, supply chains, and French support for the rogue island.
7 September, 13:24 GMT
Also last week, a delegation of US lawmakers arrived in Taiwan for a two-day visit as part of a wider tour of the region.
On Tuesday, a delegation of four Taiwanese lawmakers traveled to Washington, DC with US officials.
China has repeatedly urged all countries which maintain ties with Beijing to refrain from any official contacts with Taiwanese officials, in accordance with the One-China principle – which recognizes that the PRC is the sole legitimate government of China, and that Taiwan (which formally calls itself the "Republic of China") is a part of the PRC.
Taiwan kicked off weeks of military drills in August over Pelosi’s tour. The House speaker, who is technically third in line for the US presidency in the event that something were to happen to President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris, traveled to the island at the beginning of last month to espouse the virtues of American democracy.
This week, US media that the Biden administration is considering fresh sanctions against China aimed at “discouraging” Beijing from invading Taiwan, and that Washington and Taipei are pressuring the EU to join in on the new restrictions.
Chinese authorities have made the reunification of Taiwan with the mainland a major policy priority, with the hope being that reintegration takes place peacefully and under the "One China – Two Systems" model currently applied to Hong Kong and Macau. This would theoretically allow Taipei to maintain substantial political and economic autonomy even as part of China.
Taiwan has enjoyed de facto independence from mainland China since 1949, when nationalist forces fled to the island after communist forces took the rest of the country in the Chinese Civil War. In the decades since, Beijing and Taipei have slowly established major economic and informal diplomatic links, with total trade reaching in 2021 notwithstanding brewing geopolitical tensions.
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Guess the EU doesn't want the heating item imports cut just yet.
It's only going to get worse.
The demonstration effect of the United States will inevitably lead to the imitation of other countries, and it will not even need to fire a bullet from Taiwan to obtain the "international status" it has dreamed of.
And what will the leadership do to persuade the people by then?
Is it really necessary to wait until Taiwan completely renews its arsenal? It would be irresponsible for the lives of people and soldiers, as the enemy would inevitably choose to attack cities to create panic, as Ukraine has demonstrated.
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I think the response will be muted, or at least till the 20th Congress has concluded. One thing is for certain: anyone still calling for peaceful reunification may be considered traitorous.
Obviously there is a need to push for armed reunification since they need an excuse to use military force against China. I wonder who is the one underestimating the opponent here. Never drink your own koolaid.
The EU is still hoping for China to save them again like what happened post 2008, they are going to step more carefully around the issues. Like how the new forced labor ban is officially targeted at "all" sources of goods made with forced labor, not just Xinjiang. Once China opens back up, fully implements its new commitments to the ILO, and some third party audits can be conducted, it will go back to business as usual.
Considering that China seems to be heading in the direction of a new infrastructure package targeting data centers, hospitals and other "smart infrastructure", Europe desperately wants a slice. Its industries will need new orders in order to boost its trade surplus back up and restore the euro.
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Considering that China seems to be heading in the direction of a new infrastructure package targeting data centers, hospitals and other "smart infrastructure", Europe desperately wants a slice. Its industries will need new orders in order to boost its trade surplus back up and restore the euro.
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