Chinese authorities on Sunday criticized the planned visit of German politicians to Taiwan, saying they were «deeply dissatisfied» and expressed their «firm opposition» to the trip.
The Chinese Embassy in Germany said such decisions «provoke a confrontation» that «takes China’s Taiwan policy out of context, if not maliciously interpreting it,» a statement said.
«The German side cannot have any official contact with Taiwan, and that also applies to German parliamentarians,» the diplomatic office criticizes, citing the «one China» principle.
Thus, it has reiterated that «there is only one China in this world and Taiwan is an inseparable part of Chinese territory.» «This is a general consensus of the international community and a fundamental rule of international relations,» the Embassy has affirmed.
According to the statement from the ambassador in Berlin, the trip of a dozen Free Democratic Party (FDP) politicians represents a «challenge» to China’s «sovereignty and territorial integrity» by showing support for independence on the island.
However, the Embassy added that the visit to Taiwan by Nancy Pelosi in August, then Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as the other «current events, make it very clear that the greatest threat to peace and stability in the Strait comes from secessionist forces», whether from the island or «elsewhere».
«Interference by outside forces and the dwindling number of separatists and their divisive activities (make) us keep open the option of taking all necessary measures,» the missive continues.
The FDP, a member of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition, said the visit to the island is intended to send a signal of solidarity amid escalating tensions in the region, reports the dpa agency.
FDP deputy leader Johannes Vogel on Sunday posted a photo on his Twitter profile with Bundestag defense committee chairwoman Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann and sent greetings «from the plane to Taiwan.»
Strack-Zimmermann has said that other parts of the world where democracy is being threatened by outside forces should not be neglected due to the intense focus on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the agency reports.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
