The Chinese Embassy in New Delhi has openly issued a threat to Indian news media that should refrain from reporting the National Day of Taiwan on Oct 10th. Says, and the statement reads, “‘Taiwan is inalienable part of China’s territory.”.
Just after this diktat was issued. Taiwan’s foreign minister Joseph Wu on Wednesday (September 7) sent out a tweet in which he told the Chinese mission to “get lost” after the latter asked Indian media to follow “One-China” policy”.
#India🇮🇳 is the largest democracy on Earth with a vibrant press & freedom-loving people. But it looks like communist #China is hoping to march into the subcontinent by imposing censorship. #Taiwan's🇹🇼 Indian friends will have one reply: GET LOST! JW https://t.co/XxkSSxj5ms
— 外交部 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan) 🇹🇼 (@MOFA_Taiwan) October 7, 2020
A tweet by Taiwanese foreign ministry, said, “India is the largest democracy on Earth with a vibrant press & freedom-loving people. But it looks like Communist China hoping to march into the subcontinent by imposing censorship.”
“Taiwan’s Indian friends will have one reply: GET LOST! JW”, it said. The tweet was undersigned with initials – JW or Joseph Wu, the Foreign Minister of Taiwan.
The Communist regime of China is very sensitive when it comes to Taiwan and has made abundantly clear that it belongs to mainland China. If the issue of Taiwanese freedom is raised in any global platform, China has always resorted to bullying and will not allow referring to Taiwan as a “nation”.
#BREAKING: Chinese Embassy, New Delhi issues diktat letter to Indian media about reporting the National Day of Taiwan on Oct 10th. Says, ‘Taiwan is inalienable part of China’s territory.’ Is this an indirect threat to Indian media who cover Taiwan? @MOFA_Taiwan @digidiploTaiwan pic.twitter.com/vPLRZhVuTR
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) October 7, 2020
Chinese mission in the letter said, “would like to remind our media friends that there is only One-China in the world” and the “Government of the People’s Republic of China is the sole legitimate government representing the whole of China.”
“Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory. All countries that have diplomatic relations with China should firmly honour their commitment to the One-China policy, which is also the long-standing official position of the Indian government,” it said.
It is however ironic that when it comes to India, China has always disputed its claim over Ladakh and even Kashmir.
In a clear violation of overstepping its boundaries in diplomacy, the Chinese mission said, “Indian media can stick to the Indian government’s position on Taiwan question and do not violate the One-China principle”.
China has made it very clear to the Indian media to not refer Taiwan as a “country” or “The Republic of China” or its Taiwan president Tsai ing-wen as President as it sends “wrong signals to the general public.”
Taiwan celebrates October 10, as the day when the Republic of China was established. Right now there is not only tension at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) but China has openly threatened Taiwan with invasion. The communist regime has carried out several military exercises close to the territorial waters of Taiwan and its fighters planes have violated its air-space.