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Underscoring its commitment to its claim to Taiwan on Saturday, China told the assembled world leaders that anyone who would stand in the way of its determination to reunite with the autonomous island would be “crushed by the wheels of history.”
The language was forceful, but well within normal limits for Chinese leaders.
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the United Nations General Assembly that “only after China is fully reunified will there be true peace across the Taiwan Strait.” “The Chinese government will take the strongest measures to counter external interference,” he said.
China regularly and vigorously defends its claims to Taiwan, which separated from the mainland after the 1949 civil war and now functions as its own government. US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit last month markedly increased tensions between Washington and Beijing.
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The language is sharp, but it reflects China’s typical fierceness towards the island. That claim rarely goes unmentioned in major international speeches. Taiwan is a core issue in China policy, and Mr Wang’s attendance at the summit shows that the speech is not necessarily the key, on behalf of his boss, Chinese leader Xi Jinping. was
“The government of the People’s Republic of China is the only government that represents all of China,” Wang said, referring to China’s official name, the People’s Republic of China. “The One China Principle has become the basic norm of international relations.”
“Any move to block China’s reunification will be crushed by the wheel of history,” he added.
China regularly exerts pressure around the world against any entity, including countries, companies, and cartographers, even suggesting that Taiwan may be another country. For example, in the Olympics, Taiwan must compete as “Chinese Taipei”. A few UN member states maintain diplomatic ties with Taipei rather than Beijing, but the power of the mainland government isolates the island government.
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Several speakers before Wang, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, spoke forcefully at the United Nations conference on Saturday about allowing Taiwan to gain prominence in international bodies, including the World Health Organization. Did.
“Ignoring the right of Taiwan to exist according to the wishes and will of the Taiwanese people, staying relatively silent and contentedly doing nothing, how can we endure doubts?” he asked. .
Wang’s in-person appearance at the 2022 United Nations General Assembly comes after two years of remote pandemic-era speeches by China’s supreme leader. Xi did not attend this year’s event, nor did Russian President Vladimir Putin. US President Joe Biden addressed Wednesday.
The United States and China have a precarious diplomacy and are at odds on many major issues. They have fought over human rights for decades, and most recently, Uyghurs have been abused in western China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Beijing regards US criticism as hypocritical and an act of interference in its internal affairs.
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This is constantly reflected in statements made by China’s leadership. The king’s speech used briefly coded phrases and references criticizing Washington that he never said. For example, Mr. Wang said he would “resolutely oppose any attempt to politicize human rights” and “we must maintain fairness and oppose bullying,” both of which have long been frustrated with U.S. policies. are mentioning.
Taiwan and human rights issues have always been a stumbling block in Sino-US relations, but Wang and US Secretary of State Anthony Brinken met in person on the sidelines of the General Assembly on Friday.
Blinken stepped up efforts by the Biden administration to pressure China to end its provocations against Taiwan, according to U.S. officials. In a summary of the meeting, China’s foreign ministry said Wang said that “the current Sino-US relations are facing serious consequences, and there are lessons for the US side to learn.”
The two reportedly discussed “the recent misbehavior on the part of the United States on the Taiwan issue.” “Both sides believe that the talks will be frank, constructive and important, and have agreed to maintain communication,” he said.
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After Mao Zedong’s communist forces took over China in 1949, Chiang Kai-shek’s Kuomintang defected to Taiwan and maintained a separate government. It was recognized by the United States until 1979, when Washington established relations with Beijing.