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Republic of China Foreign policy shift! Accept "Double Recognition" Joseph Wu: Welcome to recognize Taiwan and China at the same time
Reporter : Lu Yixuan / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4251573 / Image : Foreign Minister Wu Zhaoxie held a press conference on the morning of the 26th, formally announcing the severance of diplomatic relations with Honduras. (Photographed by reporter Luo Peide)
The Republic of China (Taiwan) broke off diplomatic relations with Honduras on 26 March 2023. Regarding whether this time point was manipulated by China, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said today that he highly doubts this because Honduras and China have already negotiated a turnaround. At this time the severance of diplomatic relations was clearly a deliberate move by China on the eve of President Tsai's visit. Joseph Wu also confirmed that the Republic of China's policy of "not accepting double recognition" has changed. As long as there is a country that wishes to strengthen relations with Taiwan, "we will not rule it out. Especially, we will strengthen relations with countries with similar ideas."
With immediate effect, Taiwan will completely stop the bilateral cooperation plan with Honduras, and will evacuate relevant personnel from the embassy, the consulate general in Shantou, the technical mission and the electric power mission, and ask Honduras to close its embassy in Taiwan. Joseph Wu explained at the press conference today that there are a total of 61 family members and technical team members of the Republic of China embassy in Honduras. Some of the manpower will be transferred to other friendly countries, and the rest will return to Taiwan. In addition, there are about 100 local expatriates, and it is estimated that their lives will not be affected.
In fact, Honduras hoped to communicate with China and Taiwan at the same time as early as 2012. However, during the KMT ruling period, our country's policy was not to accept "double recognition" between friendly countries on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. However, in a recent interview with the Spanish-language media INFOBAE, Minister of Foreign Affairs Yu Dalei bluntly stated that as CCP China does its best to exclude Taiwan, Republic of China welcomes Argentina to interact with China and Taiwan at the same time, and calls on all countries to think deeply about this.
Honduras had previously stated that it hoped to maintain business relations with the Republic of China even if diplomatic ties were severed. However, in today's diplomatic statement, it changed its statement to cut off all contacts and reiterated the "one-China principle", which is consistent with the usual statement of the CCP Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Joseph Wu said today that he believed that CCP played a certain role behind the scenes.
Regarding whether the Republic of China formally supports the dual recognition policy, Joseph Wu said in response to media questions at the press conference today, "We have not ruled out any situation. When any country wishes to enhance relations with us, whether it is politics, diplomacy, economics, trade or culture, we will seriously think about research and discussion on how to expand the international space."
Joseph Wu also emphasized domestically that CCP China's diplomatic suppression of Taiwan is to suppress the normal participation of the Taiwanese people in the international arena. "This is not limited to one political party or one person. This is a problem facing our country. We should think about how to expand the international space. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has many levels of foreign relations, and will continue to work hard to expand the international space, especially in countries with similar ideas. For example, the Czech Republic delegates are visiting Taiwan. I believe that people in Taiwan can feel that Taiwan has achieved a lot in the relationship between countries with similar ideas."
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Breaking diplomatic relations with Honduras, Tsai Ing-wen: CCP China's suppression cannot detract from Taiwan's will to uphold freedom and democracy
Reporter : Chen Yun / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4251730 / President Tsai Ing-wen said in a speech that she regrets the termination of diplomatic relations with Honduras but CCP China's suppression and threats will not change the fact that the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China are not affiliated to each other. (Photo provided by the Presidential Palace)
Honduras announced the severance of diplomatic relations with my country and the establishment of diplomatic relations with China. President Tsai Ing-wen said in a speech that she regrets the termination of diplomatic relationsb ut China's suppression and threats will not change the relationship between the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China. The fact that we are not affiliated cannot detract from the will of the people of Taiwan to uphold freedom and democracy, and stride forward to the world. We will continue to walk side by side with international partners who share the same philosophy.
Tsai Ing-wen said, "It is very regrettable that we terminated our diplomatic relations with Honduras today. For a long time, our belief has been to support the long-term and substantive development of AIA through forward-looking and pragmatic approaches to the greatest extent possible. We will not engage in a meaningless money-diplomatic contest with China."
Tsai Ing-wen pointed out that in the past few years, China has continuously used various methods to suppress Taiwan's international participation, escalate military intrusion against us, and impact regional peace and stability. However, these suppressions and threats will not change the fact that the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China are not affiliated to each other, nor will they detract from the will of the people of Taiwan to adhere to freedom and democracy and to stride forward to the world.
Tsai Ing-wen emphasized, "The people of Taiwan have proved to the world that we never back down due to threats. The cooperation and connection between Taiwan and its allies and countries with similar ideas, and the joint efforts to promote international well-being and security will only increase, not decrease! We will continue to walk side by side with allies and international partners of the same belief, and work together for a better world."
News (3) to (4) / Reporter : Lv Yixuan / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4251609
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Honduras bidding letter exposed! Wu Zhaoxie reveals that Taiwan's model is very different from China's
Image : On 13 March 2023, the Republic of China (Taiwan) embassy in Honduras received a letter dated 7 March from the foreign minister of Honduras Reina. The letter proposes to build a hospital with 90 million US Dollars, raise the dam to 350 million US dollars, and also hopes that Taiwan can buy Honduras's 2 billion national debt, which adds up to 2.45 billion US Dollars. (provided by readers)
The Republic of China (Taiwan) broke off diplomatic relations with Honduras on 26 March, ending nearly 82 years of friendship. Foreign Minister Wu Zhaoxie publicly explained the price negotiation process between Hongguo and our side, "Twice proposed to build a hospital but with completely different prices, I feel that we want money instead of a hospital." Wu Zhaoxie emphasized that Taiwan's foreign aid is project-oriented, and it will do its best to help the people if it is good for the people. It is not like China's promise of opaque aid or large loans to plunge other countries into debt crisis. "That is not what we should do."
Joseph Wu held a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today, announcing the severance of diplomatic relations between Taiwan and Honduras. He said that the Republic of China Ministry of Foreign Affairs recalled the ambassador on Thursday, and the ministry has also been closely monitoring the status of negotiations between CCP China and Honduras in the past few days. The decision to announce this morning has nothing to do with the Honduras's announcement.
When the media asked about Honduras and Taiwan's asking price process, Joseph Wu emphasized that all this has been proved in black and white, "Honduras's request last year was first to build a hospital, and the price of the hospital was clearly stated at 45 million U.S. dollars. Second, it wanted us to build a dam for 300 million U.S. dollars. In addition, it hoped Taiwan would eat up their 2 billion U.S. dollars in debt. On 13 March 2023, the Chinese embassy suddenly received another letter dated 7 March 2023. It was written by Honduran Foreign Minister Reina. The amount in the letter was adjusted to 350 million U.S. dollars, and hope Taiwan will to eat 2 billion national debts, adding up to 2.45 billion U.S. dollars, Honduras hoped we could help."
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Taiwan's approach to assisting other countries is plan-oriented
Joseph Wu emphasizes that Taiwan's approach to assisting other countries is plan-oriented. He said, "For example, if we want to build a hospital, we will promise to build a hospital, including follow-up equipment or operation, but it does not mean directly giving 90 million. Giving money directly is a bit like bribery. "Especially when we proposed to build a hospital twice, but there were two completely different prices. It feels like we are asking for money rather than a hospital." For example, in Guatemala, where President Tsai will be visiting, our country also assisted in the construction of the new campus of the public hospital in Chimaltenango province.
Joseph Wu said, "This is our way of aiding foreign countries, and this is the Taiwan model that we are proud of. Asking for money instead of actual projects shouldn't be something we do. Whether it is agriculture, industry, medical care or infrastructure proposed by all friendly countries, as long as it is beneficial to the country and the people, Taiwan will do its best to assist, and the conclusion of the discussion will be implemented. Taiwan will not, like China, make flashy promises, make other countries mistakenly think that China can provide large amounts of aid but it is not transparent or large loans will make them fall into debt crisis, those are what we should not do."
Image : On 13 March 2023, Taiwan embassy in Honduras received a letter dated March 7 from the foreign minister of Hongdus Reina. The letter proposes to build a hospital with 90 million US dollars, raise the construction cost of the dam to 350 million US dollars, and also hopes that Taiwan can buy Honduras's 2 billion national debt, which adds up to 2.45 billion US Dollars. (provided by readers)
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Honduras turns to CCP China, US: Strongly encourages all countries to expand ties with the Republic of China
Reporter : Lv Yixuan / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4251656 / Image : Honduras broke off diplomatic relations with my country today and established diplomatic relations with CCP China. The fourth from the right is the flag of Honduras, which was removed early this morning. (file photo)
Taiwan and Honduras ended their diplomatic relations after nearly 82 years today. In response, the United States stated that the United States will continue to deepen and expand exchanges with Taiwan, and "strongly encourages all countries to expand exchanges with Taiwan."
Regarding the severance of diplomatic relations between Taiwan and Honduras, Honduras has established diplomatic relations with CCP China. The National Security Council of the White House, the State Department and the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) made the same response today. According to an unnamed AIT spokesperson statement, although Honduras' actions are sovereign decisions, it is worth noting that the People's Republic of China often makes promises in exchange for diplomatic recognition that are ultimately not delivered. There are many "recent and ongoing" examples in Latin America and the world.
The statement pointed out that although Honduras decided to sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan, the United States will continue to deepen and expand exchanges with Taiwan in accordance with the long-standing one-China policy. Taiwan is a reliable, like-minded and democratic partner whose partnerships around the world provide significant and sustainable benefits to the citizens of these countries. The United States strongly encourages all countries to expand exchanges with the Republic of China (Taiwan) and continue to stand on the side of democracy, good governance, transparency, and compliance with the rule of law.
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Honduras cut off diplomatic relations with Republic of China (Taiwan), Ministry of National Defense: 39 people from Honduras studying in Taiwan military academy will be sent back
Reporter : Chen Yufu / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4251646 / Image : Foreign Minister Joseph Wu Zhaoxie held a press conference on the morning of the 26th, formally announcing the severance of diplomatic relations with Honduras. (Photographed by reporter Luo Peide)
The government of Honduras announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Taiwan. The Ministry of National Defense stated today (26 March) that at present, Taiwan has sent a total of 5 military personnel to Honduras for training, and Honduran students are studying in Taiwan military academy. A total of 39 members will assist bilateral trainers and their families to return home.
The Ministry of National Defense pointed out that the national military's foreign military exchanges and cooperation are in line with the implementation of the country's overall policy. For the subsequent return of personnel and equipment account processing, planning has been completed and implemented according to the plan.
According to the Ministry of National Defense, among them, the trainees sent by the Republic of China (Taiwan) will continue their studies in military academies after returning to Taiwan; the military attache stationed in Honduras has also completed the personnel assignment plan for returning to the country. The Ministry of National Defense continues to keep abreast of the withdrawal schedule of both sides, and cooperates with the return of personnel stationed abroad and their families.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the severance of diplomatic relations, and the Honduran ambassador left Taiwan yesterday
Reporter : Lv Yixuan / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4251537
Foreign Minister Joseph Wu presided over a press conference today and read out a statement stating that the Republic of China is terminating diplomatic relations with the Republic of Honduras with immediate effect in order to safeguard national dignity. He said that Honduras and the government of the People's Republic of China are negotiating the establishment of diplomatic relations. After the communication was ineffective, in order to safeguard national sovereignty and dignity, it has been decided to sever diplomatic relations with Honduras from now on, completely suspend bilateral cooperation plans, and withdraw from the embassy, relevant personnel from the Consulate General in Shantou, the Technical Mission and the Electric Power Mission, and asked Hongguo to close its embassy in Taiwan.
Joseph Wu said that President Xiomara Castro of Honduras and her ruling team have always had illusions about China. In the early days when President Castro took office, the bilateral relations between Taiwan and Hong Kong were once stable. However, China’s lure to Honduras has not stopped. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the embassy have grasped the relevant information and dealt with it carefully. However, the Castro government also asked Taiwan for a huge economic aid of up to 2.45 billion U.S. dollars. , and compare the prices of aid programs offered by Taiwan and China.
The statement pointed out that based on the traditional friendship, although Taiwan upholds the utmost sincerity and proposes an assistance plan within its ability, Honduras still makes demands and even publicly releases wrong information, causing harm to the Taiwan government.
Joseph Wu explained that for many years, the Chinese government in Taiwan has promoted cooperation plans in Honduras that benefit the national economy and the people's livelihood and assist the overall national development, covering a wide range of fields such as medical care, education, vocational training, energy, infrastructure, economy and trade, and women's empowerment; When Honduras was hit by typhoons and floods, the Taiwanese immediately provided relief and assisted reconstruction; the technical team has also implemented a number of agricultural, fishery and medical and health projects in Honduras over the years. In addition, the government has set up a power group in Honduras to provide power technical consultation and assistance. The Castro government disregarded the Republic of China (Taiwan)'s long-term assistance and friendship, and negotiated the establishment of diplomatic relations with CCP China. The government feels sad and regretful.
Joseph Wu reminded the international community that China has always used flashy promises to lure our allies to turn around. However, after fulfilling its diplomatic goals, most of the promises have not been fulfilled, and some recipient countries have even fallen into the debt quagmire. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on all countries in the world to recognize CCP China's foreign aid nature of "saying one thing and doing another".
Joseph Wu also warned the Beijing authorities that CCP's repeated false promises after luring the Republic of China (Taiwan)'s allies and reduce Taiwan's diplomatic space have seriously hurt the feelings of the people of Taiwan and accelerated the opposite direction of cross-strait relations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that Taiwan, the Republic of China (Taiwan) is a sovereign and independent country that is not affiliated with the People's Republic of China. This is a fact and the status quo. Taiwan will not succumb to the pressure and coercion of the Chinese authoritarian government, but will adhere to the values of freedom and democracy, actively unite with allies and like-minded countries, and work together to maintain regional peace and stability, and strive for Taiwan's due international status.
In response to Honduras’ previous statement that it hoped to continue to maintain business relations with Taiwan, Joseph Wu also confirmed today that in the past few days, Honduras had proposed to maintain commercial relations with Taiwan after the severance of diplomatic relations. After so long and providing so much assistance, now that diplomatic relations are severed, it is impossible to engage in semi-official exchanges with them. Honduras announced today that it has cut off all contact, and believes that China is also playing a certain role behind it.
News (9) to (12) / Reporter : Xie Junlin / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4251606
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China spends tens of billions to poach China's diplomatic relations. The Green Committee: Taiwan's international importance is higher
Image : DPP legislator Wang Dingyu. (Provided by Wang Dingyu Congress Office)
Foreign Minister Joseph Wu announced this morning (26 March) that the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Honduras sever mutual diplomatic relations, ending the 82-year friendship between the two countries. In this regard, DPP Legislator Wang Dingyu said that despite the severe economic situation, CCP China is still willing to spend tens of billions of dollars to dig Taiwan's diplomatic relations but as CNN reported today, China's doing so is counterproductive, and Taiwan's visibility in the international mainstream society is higher in importance.
Wu said that CCP China's lure to Honduras has never stopped. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the embassy have grasped the relevant information and dealt with it carefully. However, Honduras also asked the Republic of China (Taiwan) for huge economic assistance of up to 2.45 billion U.S. Dollars and compare the prices of the aid programs provided by Taiwan and China. He also pointed out that after the communication failed, in order to safeguard national sovereignty and dignity, he decided to sever diplomatic relations with Honduras from now on.
In this regard, Wang Dingyu pointed out that losing a country with diplomatic relations is certainly not a happy or good thing but we must understand the nature of this matter. Although CCP China’s domestic economic situation is severe, and even the welfare benefits for the elderly have shrunk sharply, CCP is willing to spend tens of billions. The purpose of undermining Taiwan's diplomatic relations is to isolate Taiwan internationally and remove the fact of the Republic of China (Taiwan)'s existence.
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CCP China's actions to reduce the international space of the Republic of China (Taiwan) are counterproductive
However, Wang Dingyu said, as pointed out by CNN's report today, CCP's actions are counterproductive, and Taiwan's visibility and importance in the international mainstream society are higher. The diplomatic interaction between Taiwan, Europe and the United States and other mainstream countries in the world in recent years is actually unprecedented. Therefore, CCP's goal of spending a lot of money to poach the wall and try to isolate Taiwan will not succeed.
As for why this time was chosen, Wang Dingyu analyzed that because President Tsai Ing-wen is about to visit the United States, where she will receive the highest level of reception in more than 40 years. Not only will she enter the United States to deliver speeches, but she will also receive the Global Leadership Award. Even the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, McCarthy, will lead a delegation to pick her up. Talking with President Tsai, so such a high-level Taiwan-US relationship has made CCP try to blur the focus. On the one hand, it poached Taiwan's allies, hoping to reduce the impact of the improvement of Taiwan-U.S. relations.
In addition, Wang Dingyu said that CCP China also invited former President Ma Ying-jeou to visit around the Ching Ming Festival for a substantive political visit. By using such an internal and external attack on Tsai Ing-wen and trying to reduce the benefits of Taiwan's diplomatic breakthrough, as CNN said, such an approach cannot succeed.
"We are very sorry that Honduras has broken diplomatic relations." Wang Dingyu said, still reminding this old friend that the checks issued by China are not reliable, and hope that they will know one day that this 82-year-old friend in Taiwan is good.
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Taiwan is developing substantive relations with major countries
Legislator Luo Zhizheng of the Democratic Progressive Party said that Honduras could not resist CCP China's money temptation after all, so the 82-year-long diplomatic relationship between Taiwan and Hong Kong was officially severed! However, this is only a defeat in a diplomatic battle. The diplomatic battlefield between Taiwan and China is comprehensive, including substantive relations with major countries. The progress in relations between Taiwan, the United States, Taiwan, Japan, and even European countries is unprecedented!
"We can be disappointed but we must not lose our ambition!" Luo Zhizheng emphasized that the so-called "virtue is not alone, there must be neighboUrs." Taiwan has the values of democracy, freedom, and human rights. "It is our strongest diplomatic bargaining chip!"
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Taiwan is moving towards substantive diplomacy
Legislator Xu Zhijie of the Democratic Progressive Party pointed out that both Paraguay and Honduras have changed their relations with Taiwan due to the rotation of political parties but Taiwan and the United States will continue to work hard to prevent their allies from falling into China's debt trap! In the future, Taiwan will move towards substantive diplomacy. For example, the speaker of the Czech Republic has led a high-profile visit to Taiwan by hundreds of people, Taiwan has set up an office in Lithuania, and there may even be new diplomatic relations in the future by the way."
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Honduras breaks off diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan), the People's Party calls for a pragmatic solution to cross-strait issues
Reporter : Huang Jingying / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4251598 / Image : The People's Party said today that it regrets the 82-year severance of friendship between Honduras and the Republic of China, and condemned China's suppression of Taiwan's international living space. (file photo)
Honduras broke off diplomatic relations with Taiwan today. The People’s Party said today that it regrets the 82-year-long severance of friendship between Honduras and the Republic of China, and condemned China for oppressing Taiwan’s international relations. The act of living space, which is not conducive to cross-strait relations, will increase the confrontation and conflict between the people, and cause the waste of limited resources of the governments of both sides. The People's Party call for a window of communication to be opened to solve cross-strait issues pragmatically.
The People's Party stated that Taiwan's diplomacy is in a difficult situation. Maintaining relations with allied countries is the unremitting goal of our diplomats. Providing reasonable financial assistance, carrying out economic and trade investment, achieving the most effective and mutually beneficial exchanges, and ensuring the relationship between the two countries should be the duty-bound tasks of the government and foreign departments.
The People's Party pointed out that since President Tsai Ing-wen took office, Taiwan has lost 9 diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan), and the relationship with Paraguay may also change in the near future.
The People's Party suggests that future aid plans for countries with diplomatic relations should cooperate with neighbouring powers and provide assistance in accordance with the practices of advanced countries. The process should be completely transparent, and make good use of Taiwan's relations with the United States, Japan, and Europe to further deepen bilateral and even multilateral cooperation, and actively seek to make friends with countries with similar ideas through ideas such as democracy and freedom, so as to avoid being trapped in the money arena. Taiwan should also uphold a "central, pragmatic, and flexible" diplomatic strategy, actively carry out international dialogue and cooperation, and seek maximizing international living space.
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Honduras breaks off diplomatic relations with Taiwan. KMT: Condemns the wrong diplomatic line between the ruling party and the Taiwan Strait
Reporter : Lin Liangsheng / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4251559 / Image : Honduras announced the severance of diplomatic relations with my country. The Kuomintang stated that in addition to reminding Hongguo of long-term strategic risks, it also severely condemned the ruling party's obsession with the wrong diplomatic line between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. The picture shows Zhu Lilun, chairman of the Kuomintang. (file photo)
The Kuomintang said today that the Republic of Honduras, the Central American country that has diplomatic relations with Republic of China, officially announced today that it will abandon the 82-year friendship and interaction between the two countries since the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Republic of China in 1941. The KMT expresses deep regret; in addition to reminding Honduras of its long-term strategic risks, it also solemnly condemns the ruling party's obsession with the wrong cross-strait diplomatic line, which continues to hurt national interests and the morale of the diplomatic frontline.
With regard to Honduras's decision to turn diplomatically based on short-term economic and trade interests as the main reason, the KMT would like to remind Honduran friends in good faith based on the long-term friendship between the two countries, especially to pay attention to the impact of this decision on Honduras and the long-term strategic risk to the Honduras people.
The KMT pointed out that reviewing the "pro-US, friendship with Japan, peace with the mainland" policy adopted by the Kuomintang-Ma government during its administration and the policy of "survival diplomacy", it effectively stopped cross-strait rivalry for diplomatic relations and maintained and expanded Taiwan's international living space by maintaining diplomatic relations with 22 countries. However, after the Democratic Progressive Party’s Tsai government took power, it adopted a wrong and radical foreign policy, resulting in the severance of diplomatic relations with 9 countries for more than 7 years. From Sao Tome and Principe in 2016, Panama, Dominican Republic, Burkina Faso, and El Salvador in 2018, Solomon Islands, Kiribati in 2019, Nicaragua in 2021, and Honduras today will continue to affect the Republic of China (Taiwan) national interests, international space, and the morale of frontline diplomats. Weakness and injury, which can be explained to the people of the country without being blamed on external environmental factors.
The Kuomintang emphasizes that the Kuomintang has always defended the sovereignty and dignity of the Republic of China, has rich experience and knowledge in handling international affairs, and fully understands the effectiveness and important international significance of correct diplomatic lines and policies for maintaining formal diplomatic relations. All the people are united to safeguard the sovereignty and interests of the Republic of China.
The KMT also requires the ruling Democratic Progressive Party government to truly review the problems and causes behind the severance of diplomatic relations, and strengthen ties with existing diplomatic relations through practical solutions to avoid further damage to the Republic of China (Taiwan)'s sovereign status and diplomatic relations.
News (15) to (18) / Reporters : Su Yongyao, Zhu Peixiong / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/paper/1574094
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Vice President of Honduras supports Taiwan and opposes the establishment of diplomatic relations with CCP China
Image : The diplomatic relations between Honduras and Taiwan have changed. The Honduras nationals living in Taiwan held a special event to support Taiwan’s friendship on 25 March. They expressed that they would like to thank Taiwan for allowing many Hondurans with new beginnings. Taiwan also extended a helping hand when Hongguo encountered difficulties such as epidemics and floods. Even though the 81-year diplomatic relationship may end, their gratitude to Taiwan will not change. (Picture: Reporter Liao Zhenhui, Text : Ding Yi)
Honduras President Castro promotes the establishment of diplomatic relations with CCP China. Honduras First Vice President Nasraya expressed his opposition on 25 March 2023, and pointed out why Honduras's soveriegn decision should be based on a whim of a powerful family and her party members, and be involved in the U.S.-China power battlefield. Hongguo's largest opposition party, the "National Party," criticized even more severely. The Honduras government abandoned Taiwan and embraced communism, and CCP China only gave a few extra Dollars to make Honduras a vassal of the totalitarian camp.
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Nasraya criticizes Castro for impoverishing Hondurans
The Messianic Party led by Nasraya, who opposed the diplomatic turn, won the general election last year in an alliance with the Liberty Reconstruction Party led by Castro, and is an important political ally. However, Nasraya pointed out in a tweet yesterday that if Honduras establishes relations with CCP China, it will bring serious consequences and impoverish Honduran. Is Honduras involved in the battlefield of two great powers at the whim of thousands of followers?"
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National Party: Taiwan's long-term contribution to Honduras should not be forgotten
The local public opinion in Honduras is also critical of the Castro regime's shift to China. "News" reported on the 24th that Hongguo's largest opposition party, the National Party, is dissatisfied with the Honduras government's sudden decision to sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan, questioning that this move is selling sovereignty and dignity to the highest bidder. The report pointed out that the National Party believes that Taiwan and Honduras have maintained a brotherhood for more than 80 years, and Honduras should not forget Taiwan's long-term contributions to Central American countries.
The National Party also criticized that the ruling party led by Castro has caused serious damage to Honduras's domestic affairs and foreign affairs. "The people who voted for them at the beginning are today confessing their mistakes with tears streaming down their faces."
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Ambassador to Honduras returns to Taiwan: I have done my best
Castro announced through Twitter on 14 March that she would seek to establish diplomatic relations with CCP China. Honduras Foreign Minister Reina has led a special envoy to China to discuss the establishment of diplomatic relations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of my country has decided to recall Zhang Junfei, the ambassador to Honduras, to express our strong dissatisfaction. Zhang Junfei arrived in Taiwan by plane yesterday. Regarding the diplomatic relations between Taiwan and Honduras, she only said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded in a unified manner. As for the Honduras government's request for huge financial aid, Zhang Junfei said: "We have all done our utmost goodwill."
Image : Honduras seeks to establish diplomatic relations with CCP China. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recalled Zhang Junfei, the ambassador to Honduras, expressing strong dissatisfaction. Zhang Junfei returned to Taiwan on 25 March morning. As for whether Taiwan and Hong Kong have severed diplomatic relations, she said at the airport that "the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will respond to everything" and "we have done our utmost goodwill." (Photo by reporter Zhu Peixiong)
News (19) to (21) / Reporters : Yang Chengyu, Su Yongyao / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/paper/1574093
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Adamova: Taiwan is not alone, friends should support each other
Arriving in Taiwan for a visit, looking forward to strengthening cooperation on semiconductors, culture, and security issues
Image : The Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Czech Republic, Adamová, led a delegation to visit Taiwan yesterday. When she held a press conference at Songshan Airport, she emphasized that the Czech Republic and Taiwan are the closest friends. (Photographed by reporter Fang Bin)
"Friends should support each other!" The speaker of the Czech Republic House of Representatives, Adamova, led a large delegation of more than 150 people. The special plane arrived at Taipei Songshan Airport, and was met by Legislative Yuan You Xikun and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu. In the face of China's protests, she is still determined to visit Taiwan. Edamova said that after she promised You Xikun last year, she "had no hesitation" and "do what I say." The Czech Republic and Taiwan are friends and should support each other. She also wants to say to Taiwanese: "Taiwan is not alone. Taiwan has many friends in the world, and one of them has just arrived in Taiwan!"
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In 2022, Adamova promised You Xikun to visit Taiwan "without any hesitation"
Adamová said that the Czech Republic is one of Taiwan's closest friends; and the best way to maintain the friendship is through bilateral cooperation and mutual visits. She led a delegation of more than 150 people, the largest in the history of bilateral relations, and the largest Czech delegation in the past five years. She is also happy to see that other European countries are gradually increasing their interest in Taiwan.
Adamová pointed out that the main purpose of this trip is business, and she hopes that both sides can seize business opportunities, and she also looks forward to deepening cooperation with Taiwan in the semiconductor industry and deepening exchanges on cultural and security issues. She also emphasized that the cooperation between the Congresses of the two countries is very important, and she is very much looking forward to delivering a speech at the Legislative Yuan on Tuesday.
China continues to isolate Taiwan internationally. When asked if this trip could be interpreted as "warming the cold winter"? Adamová said that it can be interpreted in this way; as long as Taiwan needs help, the Czech Republic is ready to lend a helping hand at any time. Regarding her insistence on visiting Taiwan, Adamova responded that the reason is obvious, because the Czech Republic is a friend of Taiwan, and friends should support each other; although the two countries are far apart, they share many basic values, and the Czech Republic will stand with Taiwan.
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The delegation has a huge lineup Tour: The whole Czech Republic has brought
In his speech, You Xikun thanked Adamová for "keeping her word and keeping her word", and her style of persevering to the end even when suppressed by power is admirable. She is the best democratic activist. In the midst of the storm of Taiwan breaking off diplomatic relations with Honduras, Adamová came to Taiwan resolutely, and her sincere friendship is even more precious in times of adversity. The members of the delegation not only came from the Senate and the House of Representatives, but also included the Office of the President, the central government and various local government units. They were like a miniature version of the Czech government, "full of representativeness". extraordinary. Adamová said with a smile that there are so many people who want to come, "another plane will be fully loaded."
Joseph Wu said that the Czech Republic is an important cooperative partner of Taiwan in terms of politics, economy and trade, science and technology, education, and culture. This time, Adamová formed the largest delegation in the history of Taiwan-Czech relations to come to Taiwan, which is to demonstrate the importance and determination of the Czech Republic to develop a comprehensive cooperative partnership with the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Joseph Wu welcomed Adamová and her party with a dinner yesterday. The Presidential Palace also expressed its sincere welcome to the Czech delegation, saying that this is not only the second largest Czech delegation in history, but also the largest European delegation to Taiwan over the years. President Tsai Ing-wen will meet the visiting delegation at the Presidential Palace on 27 March 2023 to exchange views on issues such as economic, trade and industrial cooperation.
News (22) to (25) / Reporter : Su Yongyao / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/paper/1574095
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The Czech Republic and the Republic of China (Taiwan) will sign a statement on cooperation
Reporter : Su Yongyao Image : On 25 March, the speaker of the Croatian House of Representatives, Adamová, led a delegation to visit Taiwan. The President of the Legislative Assembly, You Xikun, welcomed her at the airport and accompanied her to a media meeting. (Photographed by reporter Fang Bin)
The speaker of the Czech House of Representatives, Adamova, led a large delegation to Taiwan yesterday, starting a five-day intensive itinerary. Including meeting President Tsai Ing-wen tomorrow and being invited to speak at the Legislative Yuan the day after tomorrow. In addition, Adamová will go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday (29 March 2023) to witness the signing of a memorandum of cooperation between Taiwan and Czech Republic, and sign a statement of friendship and cooperation between the National Congresses of the two countries with Legislative Yuan Yu Xikun, covering reciprocal training for congressional administrators and organizing delegation visits.
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For the first time, the Legislative Yuan signed a memorandum of understanding with a non-diplomatic country
People from the Legislative Yuan pointed out that this is the first time that the Legislative Yuan has signed a formal cooperation statement with the Congress of a country that has no diplomatic relations with it, which is of great significance for promoting congressional exchanges and congressional diplomacy.
According to the statement on friendship and cooperation between the National Congresses of the two countries, based on the long-standing friendship and the recognition of universal values such as freedom, democracy, and human rights, the two sides agreed to deepen the relationship at the parliamentary level through specific cooperation in various fields, and to implement the principle of friendship and unity among democratic countries in principle.
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Future mutual visits of committees and delegations will be common
In terms of areas of cooperation, the Legislative Yuan and the House of Representatives of the Czech Republic will carry out mutual visits of committees and delegations in the future. The two sides support Taiwan-Czech cooperation in mutually beneficial fields such as economy, science, technology, culture, and education; and share information on areas of common interest. The congresses of the two countries will also establish a cooperative relationship on experiences, such as budget control and the use of new communication technologies.
The part of the statement aimed at personnel exchanges agreed to provide reciprocal opportunities for executive training and organize regular or irregular mutual visits of congressional delegations, especially through communication among the younger generations to strengthen mutual understanding.
Adamová's delegation consisted of more than 150 people, including Jenišek, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Czech House of Representatives, Zachek, Chairman of the Security Committee, Banda, Chairman of the Taiwan Friendship Group, Representatives Weberni, Lohmann, Yaque and many other cross-party MPs, as well as cross-ministerial government officials and representatives.
In order to express the Republic of China's importance to the Czech delegation, Legislative Yuan You Xikun went to Songshan Airport to pick her up in person on 25 March, and the homepage of the official website of the Legislative Yuan was also replaced with a photo welcoming Adamová. You Jin will lead the delegation to Yilan, including a visit to the Arts Center and a performance, and a luncheon for Adamova and her party.
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Taiwan and Czech Republic to sign Congressional Statement on Friendship and Cooperation
For the important event of the trip the day after tomorrow, Adamová will visit the Legislative Yuan and deliver a speech as the first female Speaker of the House of Representatives of a country that has no diplomatic relations with Taiwan. On Wednesday, Adamova and You Xikun will sign a Congressional Statement on Friendship and Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. People from the Legislative Yuan pointed out that President You participated in four days of Adamová's five-day itinerary, in order to express his importance to Czech friends who came from afar.
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Hurry up! Taiwan-Czech "Beer Diplomacy" guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, Czech MP: I am very happy to do the right thing
Reporter : Yang Chengyu / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4251436 / Image : The Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Czech Republic, Adamová (left), toasted with Chinese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu Zhaoxie (right) at the welcome dinner on the 25th. (Provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
"Na zdraví!" (Czech: Cheers!) Czech House Speaker Markéta Pekarová Adamová led a delegation of more than 150 people to Taiwan in the afternoon of 25 March, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu hosted a welcome dinner in the evening. In addition to delicacies such as Buddha jumping over the wall, beef filet, and Kabayaki sea bream rice cakes, fine wines are also indispensable. Marek Ženíšek, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Czech House of Representatives from Pilsen, a well-known Czech beer producing area, happily shared that he and Joseph Wu drank Pilsner beer in Prague in 2021, and now they drink Taiwan beer in Taipei. Have the courage to do the right thing".
Marek Ženíšek tweeted:
After arriving in Taiwan, Adamova's 5-day visit schedule is full. Today (26 March), at the invitation of Legislative Yuan You Xikun, she has visited Yilan's Traditional Art Center; then go to the Palace Museum and talk with the director of the Palace Museum Xiao Zonghuang; during this trip to Taiwan the Czech Republic National Museum Director Michal Lukeš also accompanied him. On 27 March 2023, they will meet with Chinese President Tsai Ing-wen, and call on Premier Chen Jianren, Chairman of the National Science Council Gong Mingxin, Minister of Economy Wang Meihua, and Chairman of the National Science Council Wu Zhengzhong. The day after tomorrow (28th) morning, he will be invited to give a speech at the Legislative Yuan, participate in the "2023 Smart City and Net Zero City Exhibition", and give a keynote speech at the "Taiwan-Czech Democratic Resilience Forum".
Wu Zhaoxie expressed through the Twitter of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that he was honored to host Adamova's welcome dinner, and was also very happy that a record-breaking Czech delegation came to Taiwan. Taiwan and the Czech Republic are steady friends who share values and are not afraid of intimidation. He can't wait to start the next trip to strengthen their friendship.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted:
Czech MP Ondřej Lochman said through the community that the trip was to support the "Friends of Democracy" and the cooperation between universities and cultural institutions. Rep. Marek Výborný also said through the community that they visited Taiwan because Taiwan and Taiwan are friends and share democratic values, and they should support each other. He is proud to be part of one of the largest delegations to Taiwan in Czech history. Jenishek revealed that in October 2021, he and Joseph Wu drank Pilsner beer in Prague, Czech Republic, and now they are drinking Taiwan beer in Taipei, Taiwan. He is very grateful for Taiwan's warm hospitality, "I am glad that we have the courage to do the right thing."
☆Drinking too much alcohol is harmful to health, no drinking and driving☆
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There are only 13 countries with diplomatic relations. Who is the real friend? Netizens shouted "It" will accompany Taiwan to the end
Reporter : Fang Bingchao / https://news.tvbs.com.tw/politics/2079280 / Image : The friendship between the Republic of China and Honduras has changed. This morning (26th), Taiwan announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Honduras. (Photo/shutterstock Dazhi Video)
Foreign Minister Joseph Wu held a press conference today (26th) and announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Honduras, leaving my country with only 13 diplomatic relations. Some netizens posted a question on PTT, which of the remaining 13 countries with diplomatic relations with Taiwan are still our true friends? Netizens left messages one after another, it should be Palau, "This country is not short of money, other countries are poor."
Some netizens posted a question on PTT today. Honduras broke off diplomatic relations with my country today. Taiwan has 13 diplomatic relations. In addition to Palau, which is full of money, and the Vatican, which has religious factors, these two countries will probably not be because of money. Apart from making good friends with the old Communist Party, other people should turn against each other in an instant, so who is Taiwan's true friend? Please ask the netizens to analyze.
As soon as the post came out, the netizens had different opinions, including Belize and Marshall Islands, etc., but most netizens still bluntly said that it was Palau, "Seriously, Palau, this country is not short of money", "Palau", " Palau! At present, the CCP can’t buy it”, “Palau, it’s super strong”, “Palau and Haiti will support Taiwan until the end”, “Palau seems to be the most stable”, “Palau should be the last country we have diplomatic relations with."
As for the Vatican, netizens are not very optimistic. Some netizens left messages saying, "The Vatican has almost turned around before", "As long as CCP China agrees to religious freedom, the Vatican will leave."
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Report: Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative is difficult to push, Southeast Asian countries are afraid of falling into traps
Reporter : Lan Caixiang / Editor: Zhu Xinrui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/03/26/a103676675.html / Image : The picture shows on 12 March 2023, Xi Jinping at the National Congress of the Communist Party of China. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project promoted by Xi Jinping has aroused doubts in Southeast Asian countries. A few days ago, experts released the latest report saying that Southeast Asian countries are afraid of falling into the economic trap of the CCP, and are becoming more and more hesitant about the investment provided by the CCP.
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative of the Communist Party of China, Maybank economists recently released a report predicting that the economic recovery in the post-epidemic era may not be as strong as expected.
The report said that CCP China will increase its efforts to build key infrastructure and create investment in Southeast Asia, but economists at Maybank warned that obstacles that are not conducive to the BRI are gradually emerging.
Southeast Asian countries are becoming more and more hesitant to accept financial assistance from the CCP because they are more worried about the CCP’s growing strength and influence in Southeast Asia.
In February, a Singapore think tank survey showed that 64.5% of respondents in Southeast Asian countries, especially Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines, are increasingly concerned about the CCP’s local expansion.
The report also mentioned that the CCP has territorial disputes with several Southeast Asian countries, and said that when it comes to the BRI project, Vietnam's attitude is to "avoid dealing with China at all", which is a big "sticking point".
In countries such as Cambodia and Laos, many remote villages and towns have been forced to be demolished in order to carry out the BRI.
In addition, rising high interest rates and rising inflation have plunged many Southeast Asian countries into a more severe debt crisis, which may jeopardize the CCP’s local investment.
Statistics show that in 2010, 5% of the countries that received overseas loans from the CCP were in financial difficulties; today this proportion has reached nearly 60%. Only Laos’ public and publicly guaranteed debt owed to China has reached 27.8% of GDP in 2021.
Yue Su, a senior analyst at the Economist Intelligence Agency, pointed out that the current deteriorating geopolitical environment has made the Beijing authorities have begun to dodge risks, and investment in Southeast Asia on the BRI is unlikely to reach the scale before the epidemic.
In addition, the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in the United States disclosed that many African countries have left unrecoverable bad debts due to the BRI.
According to the "Debt Suspension Initiative" implemented by the Group of 20 (G20) due to the epidemic, the Export-Import Bank of China and the China International Development Cooperation Agency alone have reduced the debts of 16 African countries, totaling more than US$1.3 billion.
Statistics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies show that the CCP has exempted $110 million from Zimbabwe, $25 million from the Maldives, and $378 million from Kenya.
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Wanting to meet Xi Jinping but infected with pneumonia, Brazilian President cancels visit to CCP China
Reporter : Luo Tingting / Editor : Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/03/26/a103676727.html / Image : Brazil's President Lula contracted "flu" caused by pneumonia, was forced to cancel the plan to visit Beijing. The picture shows that on 10 February 2023, Lula delivered a speech at the White House. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Brazilian President Lula was scheduled to visit Beijing next week to meet with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping. However, he was infected with "influenza A" which caused pneumonia a few days ago, so he was forced to cancel his plan to visit Beijing.
Brazilian Presidential Palace Spokesperson Paulo Pimenta announced at a press conference on March 26 that Lula suffered from bacterial and viral bronchopneumonia caused by Type A influenza and canceled his plan of visit to Beijing.
"Despite the improvement in symptoms, the President's medical department is recommending that travel to China be postponed until the cycle of transmission of the virus is over," the spokesperson said.
The 77-year-old Lula took office in January this year and was originally scheduled to visit Beijing on 26 March and meet with Xi Jinping on 28 March. However, in the evening of the 23rd, Lula was diagnosed during an examination at the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital in Sao Paulo, and then returned to the capital Brasilia for treatment.
The spokesman said that the Brazilian government has informed the Chinese authorities of the postponement of Lula's visit and plans to reschedule the visit.
Lula's visit to Beijing is aimed at consolidating bilateral relations between the two countries and expanding the scope of sales of Brazilian products in China. China is Brazil's largest trading partner.
Brazilian President Lula was infected with "flu" and was forced to cancel his visit to Beijing, causing concern. The outbreak of an epidemic in China recently, the CCP officially claimed that it was a pandemic, but its symptoms were very similar to covid, which aroused doubts from the outside world.
The Brazilian government has always held a pro-communist stance. During the outbreak of the CCP virus three years ago, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, his wife and young son had the CCP virus. His grandmother also died of the epidemic.
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Chew Shou Zi's life experience as a Singaporean reveals his role in many Chinese companies
Editor : Wen Hui / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2023/03/25/a103676160.html / Image : On 23 March 2023, TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi attended a congressional hearing and was questioned by US lawmakers on TikTok's national security issues. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on 23 March. In response to concerns about TikTok’s data security and privacy protection, TikTok’s CEO Chew Shou Zi accepted a four-year hearing hours of questioning. The media then exposed his background.
According to multiple media reports, 40-year-old Chew Shou Zi was born in a Chinese family in Singapore. His father worked in the construction industry and his mother worked as a clerk. At the age of 12, he entered Hwa Chong Junior College with high marks.
When Chew turned 18, he served in the Singapore Army. After retiring from the military, Chew was funded to study economics at the University of London and an MBA at Harvard Business School, during which he met his wife, Taiwanese-American Vivian Kao.
After obtaining a degree from Harvard, Chew Shou Zi joined the Russian international investment fund "Digital Sky Technology" (DST) as a partner, and led the team to invest in many Chinese Internet companies such as JD.com, Alibaba, and Didi Taxi.
By 2015, Chew joined Xiaomi as the chief financial officer and president of international business. In 2018, he promoted Xiaomi to go public and was responsible for leading Xiaomi to enter the international market.
In March 2021, Chew Shou Zi jumped to ByteDance and became the company's first chief financial officer. Just two months later, TikTok appointed Chew Shou Zi as chief executive officer (CEO).
At the time, his predecessor was Kevin Mayer, who suddenly resigned as the Trump administration tried to force TikTok to sell its U.S. assets.
The "New York Times" quoted former TikTok and ByteDance executives in September last year as saying that Chew's ability to make decisions was limited, and ByteDance's founder Zhang Yiming held the company's power.
At a time when TikTok's ties to the CCP regime are in the spotlight, TikTok has publicly brought Chew Shou Zi to the fore.
At the U.S. Congressional hearing on 23 March, Chew accepted repeated questions from members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Among them, Rep. Nanette Barragan took out Chew Shou Zi’s previous interview with the media, and asked him the reason why the child uses Tiktok, and asked Zhou Shouzi, "What age group is more appropriate to use TikTok?"
Chew Shou Zi responded that his children do not use TikTok because there is no version for users under the age of 13 in Singapore, where they live, but there is a "TikTok for Younger Users" version in the United States, emphasizing that if they live in the United States, he will let them use.
Chew Shou Zi has two children and currently lives in Singapore. He told the media last year that he would not allow his children to play TikTok because they were "too young."
He said that many countries do not allow users under the age of 13 to use TikTok at all. However, there is no legal way to prevent children from using TikTok.
TikTok, the overseas version of Chinese short video sharing platform Douyin, has 150 million users in the United States, and its parent company is Chinese technology company ByteDance. TikTok is suspected of being controlled by the CCP. In order to protect user privacy and data security, more and more Americans are calling for TikTok to be banned. U.S. lawmakers have demanded that the company divest from its U.S. operations or face a ban.
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MAC accuses mainland China of repeatedly suppressing Taiwan's international space
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council pointed out that the Chinese mainland has repeatedly lured and seized Taiwan's allies, suppressed Taiwan's international space, and continued to unilaterally and maliciously undermine the status quo of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
The MAC issued a press release on its official website on Sunday (March 26) to respond to Honduras’ severance of diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the establishment of diplomatic relations with mainland China, accusing the other side of continuing to intervene in the political and economic development of other countries with money, debt diplomacy and false promises , with the intention of regional strategic expansion layout.
The MAC also pointed out that the Chinese mainland is deliberately uniting the front to divide Taiwan society, and said that this is a "misjudgment and deliberate sabotage of the current situation in the Taiwan Strait and the positive interaction between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait" by the Chinese mainland, which has seriously damaged the dignity, emotions, rights and well-being of the Taiwanese people.
The MAC called on the international community to face up to China's "expansion of global influence and attempts to change the international order", and said that Taiwan will continue to cooperate with countries with diplomatic relations and similar ideas, and strive to maintain peace in the region and the Taiwan Strait, and strive for Taiwan's due international status with rights.
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