China: “Taiwan question is about sovereignty, not democracy or authoritarianism”

China declared today that the “question” of Taiwan is not about “democracy or authoritarianism”, but is related to “the territorial integrity and sovereignty” of the Asian country.

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson mao ning He stated at a press conference thatsome countries use that narrative” for “support Taiwanese independence in the name of democracy” and to “use the island to contain China”, something that he described as “dangerous and doomed”.

“the future of taiwan lies in the reunification and well-being of its people depends on the rejuvenation of the Chinese nationMao said, adding that “differences between the systems on both sides of the strait are not an obstacle to reunification.”

Hours before, China had announced the imposition of sanctions on the representative of taiwan before the United States, Hsiao Bi-khim, for -according to Beijing- requesting US support for the island’s independence agenda in order to provoke confrontation in the Strait of Formosa.

In addition, the Asian giant imposed sanctions this Friday against the Hudson Institute and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library for “provide a platform” so that the Taiwanese president, Tsai Ing-wen, “participate in separatist activities”.

The sanctions are one of China’s first responses to the scales and activities carried out in recent days by Tsai in the United States, where on Wednesday he met with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy.

Beijing on Thursday condemned Tsai’s stay in the United States, a country it accused of “collusion” with Taiwan, at the same time that he advanced that he will respond with “resolute and effective measures to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity”.

The situation is reminiscent of the one that occurred last August, when the visit to Taiwan by the then Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, angered Beijing, which described it as “farce” and “deplorable betrayal”.

In response, China imposed sanctions on Pelosi, suspended dialogue with the United States in several important areas and carried out military exercises in the Taiwan Strait of an intensity unprecedented in decades.

The island is one of the biggest sources of conflict between China and the United States, mainly because Washington is Taiwan’s main arms supplier and would be its biggest military ally in the event of a war with China.

China claims sovereignty over Taiwan, which it views as a rogue province since Kuomintang nationalists withdrew there in 1949 after losing the civil war to the communist army.

Source: EFE