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Lai Ching-te shares his path to abandoning medicine and going to politics, criticizing the National Identity of the KMT as "Schizophrenia"
Reporter : Lin Huiqin / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4279287 / Image : Vice President Lai Ching-te shared that his career in politics was an unexpected journey. (file photo)
Vice President Lai Ching-te, who represents the Democratic Progressive Party in next year's presidential election and was born as a nephrologist, attended the spring academic lecture of the Taiwan Society of Nephrology on 23 April 2023, and shared his political life, referring to Chen Dingnan in 1994 Running for the provincial governor’s election was a critical year for him in politics. At that time, he compared the problem of the Kuomintang with diseases. Buying votes in the election made the society suffer from “diabetes”, election violence was “high blood pressure”, and national identity was “schizophrenia”.
Taiwan Society of Kidney Medicine’s Spring Academic Lecture was held at Taipei Medical University. Lai Ching-te attended and mentioned that studying medicine to help the world and save people was his childhood aspiration, all the way from the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of National Taiwan University, as a physical therapist, to his postgraduate study at the Department of Medicine of National Cheng Kung University. Later, he obtained a master's degree in public health from Harvard University, and his career in politics was an unexpected journey. It was the key to help Chen Dingnan run for the governor's election and challenge Taiwan's first "turn into blue sky" in 400 years.
Lai Ching-te pointed out that at that time, he used the analogy of diseases to some social phenomena, such as KMT elections buying votes, money politics is like "diabetes", too much sugar can seriously cause retinal problems, strokes, kidney dialysis, heart disease; Someone is shot and dies instantly, violent politics is like "high blood pressure". As for the KMT's national identity, it is like "schizophrenia."
Lai Ching-te also mentioned that Huang Jianzhong, the veteran of the Nephrology Department of Chengda Hospital, once requested him, "Don't be a nephrologist in politics. If you start a clinic in politics, I can't transfer patients to you. You can't let down the medical field, you have to look like a doctor, you can't fight everywhere". He agreed. Later, Huang Jianzhong distributed Lai Ching-te's propaganda in the outpatient clinic and asked the students to support him.
He will be in politics for 30 years, but Lai Ching-te said that he has not felt that he has left the medical field. Physicians treat diseases as relatives, while politics treat the people as relatives; medicine treats diseases, and politics treats the world; medical treatment and social events also stress that prevention is more important than cure.
Lai Ching-te emphasized that the medical profession is of great help to the way of doing things in a political career by cultivating professionalism, non-partisan human rights values, and evidence-based logical training.
KMT's reactions to Lai Ching-te's latest statement
Vice President Lai Ching-te compared the national identity of the Kuomintang (KMT) with illness, which is like "schizophrenia". To this, the KMT spokesman Lin Jiaxing responded. Lai Ching-te clearly emphasized in the past that he is "Long Live Taiwan Independence." , "firm Taiwan independence proposition", "pragmatic Taiwan independence", but after the defeat in the 9-in-1 election in 2022, he put forward the "peaceful protection of Taiwan" argument, plagiarizing the "defense protection of Taiwan, peaceful protection of Taiwan" argument put forward by the KMT , who is obviously a member of the DPP, but worships with the incense of the Kuomintang. Isn't such a policy hairpin a schizophrenia?
Lin Jiaxing also said that Lai Qingde's "prescription for Taiwan independence" has led to fierce wars and dangers. Lai Ching-te, who is "a quack doctor who harms the country", should also make it clear that if Taiwan is to be peacefully protected, why not dare to abolish the DPP's "Taiwan Independence Party Program"?
Lin Jiaxing said that since Chairman Zhu Lilun took office, the KMT has always advocated the "2D strategy" of strengthening national defense (Defense) and dialogue (Dialogue). He said that "war is never an option to solve problems, only dialogue and cooperation... can make more people safe and happy"; and Lai Ching-te's statement of "peaceful protection of Taiwan" in late December last year was exactly the same as Zhu Lilun's visit to the United States half a year ago and the "protect Taiwan for national defense and protect Taiwan for peace" proposed at the time meets the requirements. If the DPP questioned the Kuomintang's argument as schizophrenic, why did everyone from Tsai Ing-wen to Lai Ching-te worship with the Kuomintang's incense and follow Zhu Lilun's proposal?
Lin Jiaxing quoted Sun Simiao, a great physician in the Tang Dynasty, who pointed out, "Those who were good at medicine in ancient times went to the doctor to treat the country, Chinese medicine to treat the people, and the next doctor to treat the disease." And "organized a good government" and "abandoned his career as a doctor, and engaged in the cause of medicine for the country", called on the people, proposed solutions, persevered, and finally created the first democratic republic of China in Asia. It's not as good as "like a quack doctor", and the prescriptions prescribed actually harm the patients.
Lin Jiaxing questioned, looking at the tragedy of Tainan, which Lai Ching-te once ruled for a long time, has now become a corrupt city full of optoelectronics and black gold interests. Depression, economic depression, democratic retrogression, and the shadow of war are the biggest causes of Taiwan's terminal illness! Only by replacing DPP with good doctors with rich experience and pragmatic and steady prescriptions can it be possible to reverse the current situation of "quack doctors harming the country" and restore health to Taiwan, which was sent to the intensive care unit by the DPP.
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Lai Ching-te apologizes for "schizophrenia": Careless words hurt patients and their families
Reporter : Chen Zhengyu / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4283030 / Image : Lai Ching-te recently attended the spring academic lecture of the Taiwan Society of Kidney Medicine and shared his slash life. (From Lai Ching-te Facebook page)
Vice President Lai Ching-te represents the Democratic Progressive Party in next year's presidential election. When he attended a medical speech a few days ago, he compared the KMT's national identity to "schizophrenia." In this regard, Lai Qingde apologized today (26th) and pointed out that the term "schizophrenia" has been renamed in 2014 by the Ministry of Health and Welfare as "Schizophrenia". His careless use of words has caused harm to mentally ill patients and family members. He will be more cautious in the future, speak up and plan resources for sound social safety nets.
Lai Ching-te, who worked as a nephrologist, attended the Spring Academic Lecture of the Taiwan Society of Nephrology on 23 April, and shared his slash life. He mentioned that Chen Dingnan’s election as the governor of the province in 1994 was a key year for him in politics. At that time, he used the analogy of disease. The problem of the Kuomintang is that buying votes in elections makes society suffer from "diabetes", election violence is "high blood pressure", and national identity is "schizophrenia".
For this reason, Lai Ching-te said through Facebook today that he recalled the election campaign scene nearly 30 years ago and described the political situation at that time as a disease. We have caused harm; today we have received many letters and feedback from the families of patients, and some enthusiastic netizens have sent messages to remind him. He wants to sincerely apologize to the patients and their families.
Lai Ching-te said that as a doctor, he faced various diseases, whether physical or mental, and he was well aware of the discomfort and plight of his patients. If they spoke inappropriately, they should be corrected and adjusted immediately. The term "schizophrenia" was renamed "Schizophrenia" by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2014. For patients with mental illness and their families, what should be done is to empathize and understand, and plan relevant resources, improve the social safety net, and help them out of the predicament.
Lai Ching-te emphasized that he will be more cautious in the face of every speech in the future, and at the same time will continue to work hard to stand with everyone so that patients can get more understanding and assistance.
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Lai Ching-te called on the medical community to build a healthy Taiwan "The health industry has the ability to protect the country"
Reporter : Lin Yizhang / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4279566 / Image : The Chiayi County Dental Association presented Lai Qingde with the "All Expectations" trophy. (Photo by reporter Lin Yizhang)
Vice President Lai Ching-te, who represents the Democratic Progressive Party in next year's presidential election, attended the Chiayi County and City Dental Association Member Meeting at Nice Prince Hotel in Chiayi City tonight. He thanked the medical community for his love and proposed to promote Taiwan’s health and medical industry vision, he mentioned that the media reported that Italy decided to abandon the “Belt and Road” cooperation with China, and the Italian minister confirmed that it would send people to Taiwan for semiconductor cooperation. The health and medical industry of Taiwan is a "Sacred Mountain for Protecting the Nation", and the future world will "embrace Taiwan" like the semiconductor industry.
Lai Ching-te, Chiayi City Dental Association Chairman Su Jinmin, Chiayi County Dental Association Chairman Zhang Shijian, Minister of Health and Welfare Xue Ruiyuan, Minister of Qianwei Fu Chen Shizhong, Chiayi County Mayor Weng Zhangliang, Chiayi Mayor Huang Minhui, legislators Chen Mingwen, Cai Yiyu, Wang Meihui, Ministry of Justice Zheng Ci Cai Bizhong and others participated in the dinner of the Chiayi County Dental Physician Association members meeting tonight. He received a warm welcome from the medical community when he entered the venue. Let Chiayi County citizens enter the party legislators "Wang Meihui, Cai Yiyu, and Chen Guanting" to hit home runs.
Lai Ching-te said that he is grateful to the doctors for protecting the health of the people. He appreciates the long-term care of children, the elderly and the vulnerable groups by the dentists in Chiayi County and the city. The night emergency service of the dentists in Chiayi City is commendable. Toothache can kill people. There is no emergency department for toothache at night, which may cause heart problems and high blood pressure but dental medical service mobile vehicles to remote villages are available to solve the problem of insufficient medical resources in rural areas.
Lai Ching-te thanked the medical community for their long-term support. He would call on the medical community to build a healthy Taiwan. He said that according to statistics, the life expectancy of Taiwanese is about 80 years old, but the number of unhealthy years is 8.4 years. The medical community should work together. Let Taiwanese "live as long as you can stay healthy"; in the field of dentistry, he proposed the "8020" goal, so that Taiwanese will still have 20 teeth when they are 80 years old. This must strengthen health education in schools since childhood, start taking care of teeth, and have good dental medical care.
Lai Ching-te also put forward his vision, "If we can create a healthy Taiwan, we can also promote the health industry, including nutrition, exercise, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, the most advanced molecular medicine, and precision health. A series of health industries will be brought up, and the world will have the opportunity to embrace Taiwan."
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Zhongshi "Taiwan Friends Association" was established on 4/30, thousands of people are expected to participate to show the momentum of unity
Reporter : Su Jinfeng / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4279082
The KMT’s presidential candidate is still unknown, but the Democratic Progressive Party’s presidential candidate, Vice President Lai Ching-te, has already started his itinerary, and has even set up "Friends of Trust in Taiwan" in various counties and cities across the country. "Taichung Trust Taiwan Friends Association" and the founding meeting of the joint support club will be held on 30 April. Lin Jialong, Secretary-General of the Presidential Office, an important figure in Taichung City of the Democratic Progressive Party, Cai Qichang, Vice President of the Legislative Yuan, and Zhongshi Legislators will all be present , It is expected that 1,000 people will participate, showing the unity of the DPP.
After DPP presidential candidate Lai Ching-te was confirmed to be nominated, the organization battle began. held at the Taichung World Trade Center.
Taichung Trust Friends of Taiwan Association is expected to have 1,000 people participating, with Shen Guorong, the Minister of the Presidential Office as the chairman, Lin Jialong, the young master of the National Assembly, the Secretary General of the Presidential Office, Cai Qichang, the vice president of the Legislative Yuan, and the Zhongshi Legislator from the DPP. Attend.
On the same day, Lai Ching-te will present the flag to Shen Guorong, chairman of the Taichung Friends of Trust Taiwan Association, and everyone will shout the slogans "2024 Unite as One" and "Team Taiwan Support Taiwan" to show the unity of the DPP.
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Citing Koo Kuan-min's "Brotherhood State" Lai Qingde: The Taiwan Strait is tolerant enough to allow Taiwan and China to survive
Reporter : Chen Zhengyu / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4279396 / Image : Vice President Lai Qingde attended the "Mr. Gu Kuanmin's Memorial Service" on the 23rd and paid tribute to his family. (Photographed by reporter Fang Bin)
Koo Kuan-min, Minister of the Presidential Office and Chairman of the Taiwan Constitution Foundation, passed away on 27 February 2023. The foundation held a farewell commemorative meeting on 23 April 2023. In response to Koo Kuan-min's "Brotherhood State" cross-strait argument, Vice President Lai Ching-te said that he believes that the Taiwan Strait is wide enough to accommodate the survival and development of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and CCP China, and hopes that this ideal will bear fruit.
The Taiwan Constitutional Foundation held a commemorative meeting for "Goshawk Against the Wind, Koo Kuan-Min" this afternoon. President Tsai Ing-wen personally issued a commendation order, which was accepted by Mrs. Koo on behalf of Koo Kuan-min. Lai Ching-te, Secretary-General of the Presidential Palace Lin Jialong, Legislative President You Xikun, Executive Premier Chen Jianren, Executive Yuan Vice-President Zheng Wencan, Foreign Minister Wu Zhaoxie, Liberty Times Chairman Lin Hongbang and others also attended the ceremony.
Lai Ching-te said in his speech that he, like everyone else, came to the memorial service of Kuan-min, the predecessor of the democracy movement, with a heart full of reluctance, and thanked him for his lifelong sacrifice and dedication to Taiwan.
Lai Ching-te pointed out that Koo Kuan-min has always been working hard for Taiwan's sovereignty, democracy, and freedom whether in Japan, Taiwan, or around the world, whether publicly or privately. After the lifting of martial law, he continued to cultivate talents, enrich Taiwan's democracy, and promote the normalization and development of Taiwan.
Lai Ching-te revealed that he visited Kuan-min again before his death. After Kuan-min's last flower path in life, he worked hard for a clear goal all his life. He was born to exist for Taiwan. Others are secondary. Sacrifice and devotion also put forward the "Brotherhood of Brotherhood" as the direction that both sides of the Taiwan Strait must take in the future, and hope that this ideal can bear fruit in the future.
Lai Ching-te also emphasized that he believes that the Pacific Ocean is large enough to accommodate the competition between the United States and China, and the Taiwan Strait is also wide enough to accommodate Taiwan and China to survive and develop here. This is the common goal that both sides should have.
In the end, Lai Ching-te quoted the Bible, "I have fought the good fight; I have run the distance I should run; I have kept the faith I should keep." Kuan-min is a role model for the younger generation.
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Exposing Koo Kuan-min's unfinished business during his lifetime, Koo Chao-ming: Let Taiwan become a normal country
Image : Koo Kuan-min's eldest son, Koo Chao-ming. (Photographed by reporter Fang Bin)
Koo Kuan-min, Minister of the Presidential Office and Chairman of the Taiwan Constitution Foundation, passed away on 27 February 2023. The foundation will hold a farewell commemorative meeting today (23). Koo Kuan-min’s eldest son, Koo Chao-ming, the chief economist of Japan’s Nomura Research Institute, said that Koo Kuan-min was most concerned about the future relationship between Taiwan and China. If normal relations cannot be established, Taiwan cannot become a normal country. The "Brotherhood State" is expected to serve as the basis for the peaceful co-existence of the people of both sides.
The Taiwan Constitutional Foundation held a commemorative meeting for "Goshawk against the wind, Koo Kuan-min " this afternoon. Koo Chao-ming said in his speech that Koo Kuan-min has made many achievements in politics and diplomacy, but for his family, Kuan-min's most remarkable achievement is the success of running a business. The reason why it is so great is firstly that he only established the company at the age of 68; secondly, many of the businesses he had run before ended in failure.
Koo Chao-ming said that when Koo Kuan-min returned to Taiwan to settle down 35 years ago, one of his good friends, Yang Zongzhe, pointed out that to be influential in Taiwanese society, one must have a successful career. These words had a great influence on Koo. As a result, Koo Kuan-min started a new business and worked hard. Even at the age of 68, he worked hard to visit Pacific island countries to start a fishing company. Through the success of his career, Koo Kuan-min proved to everyone and his family that "everyone misunderstood him", and he is quite proud of this achievement.
Regarding Koo Kuan-min's unfinished business, Koo Chao-ming believes that what he cannot let go of most is the future relationship between Taiwan and China. Koo Kuan-min often said that if Taiwan and China cannot establish normal relations, Taiwan cannot become a normal country; It is often said that advocating Taiwan independence is relatively not difficult. What is really difficult is how to establish a structure so that people on both sides can coexist peacefully and share interests.
Gu Chaoming said that Kuan-min firmly believes that, just as the people of the United States and the United Kingdom, Australia and the United Kingdom, the people of Taiwan and China should also establish closer relations, and this is where he can make a contribution. The fact that such a development has not occurred indicates that some conditions have not yet been met. What Koo Kuan-min wants to do is to tell the Chinese leaders that there is a better way to bring Taiwanese and Chinese closer. He firmly believes that the "Brotherhood State" he proposed can provide a basis.
Koo Chao-ming revealed that Koo Kuan-min is very serious about this. For example, until he was hospitalized, he often called Chao-ming in Tokyo to discuss how to convey his ideas to the Chinese leadership. Unfortunately, Koo Kuan-min did not have the opportunity to personally convince the Chinese leadership, but everyone who is still alive can still work hard to establish a new structure to ensure peace and prosperity in the region, "Seeing that we continue to work hard for Taiwan, my father is in heaven, It will definitely be very gratifying.”
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Inheriting Koo Kuan-min's philosophy, Tsai Ing-wen presents a commendation order: Make Taiwan a better country
Image : President Tsai Ing-wen attended the "Mr. Koo Kuan-min's Memorial Service" and presented a commendation order. (Photographed by reporter Fang Bin)
Koo Kuan-min, Minister of the Presidential Office and Chairman of the Taiwan Constitution Foundation, passed away on 27 February 2023 at the age of 97. The foundation has held a farewell memorial meeting. President Tsai Ing-wen was present at presenting the commendation order. She emphasized that she would pass on Kuan-min's ideas and make Taiwan a tougher, stronger, and better country.
The Taiwan Constitutional Foundation held a commemorative meeting for "Goshawk Against the Wind, Koo Kuan-min" this afternoon. Tsai Ing-wen personally issued a commendation order, which was accepted by Kuan-min's wife, on behalf of Koo Kuan-min. Vice President Lai Ching-te, Secretary-General of the Presidential Palace Lin Jialong, Legislative President You Xikun, Executive Premier Chen Jianren, Executive Yuan Vice President Zheng Wencan, Foreign Minister Wu Zhaoxie, Liberty Times Chairman Lin Hongbang and others also attended the ceremony.
Tsai Ing-wen said in her speech that Kuan-min is an important predecessor who accompanied us on the road of democracy. She issued a commendation order on behalf of the government today, thanking Kuan for his contribution to Taiwan. He used his life to strengthen the power of Taiwan's democracy to bring out the fruits of democratization, so that generations of Taiwanese can live in a democratic environment.
Tsai Ing-wen mentioned that Koo Kuan-min once said that as long as it is helpful to the country and the people, he will do his best to do it, do public welfare, run magazines, travel to towns and villages all over the country, and fight for Taiwan all his life. Kuan-min established the "New Taiwan National Policy Think Tank", "New Taiwan Peace Foundation", and "Taiwan Constitutional Foundation", which not only cultivated political talents, but also gave many policy suggestions to lead Taiwan forward.
Tsai Ing-wen said, "Kuan-min walked the last flower path in his life and left behind his love for Taiwan. His spirit of devotion to this land will always inspire us to continue to work hard for Taiwan's democracy and freedom. We will inherit Kuan-min's ideas and protect the fruits of democratization in Taiwan. Let us work together to make Taiwan more resilient, stronger, and a better country."
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French Deputy Senate President Ming relays visit to Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Demonstrates that Taiwan and France are both democratic camps
Reporter : Lu Yixuan / https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/4279478 / Image : Richard (pictured), vice-president of the French Senate and chairman of the Taiwan Friendship Group, will lead a delegation to visit Taiwan tomorrow. This is his fourth visit to Taiwan. (Reuters)
Alain Richard, vice president of the French Senate and chairman of the Taiwan Friendship Group, will lead a delegation to visit Taiwan tomorrow and will stay in Taiwan until the 28th. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its sincere welcome today and said that China has continued to attack and intimidate Taiwan, in an attempt to undermine the peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific region.
Alain Richard leads a delegation to visit Taiwan from 24 to 28 April 2023. The members of the delegation include Alexandra Borchio-Fontimp, Valérie Boyer, Brigitte Devésa and the executive secretary of the Taiwan group, Philippe Péjo, a group of 5 people.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this is the fourth time Chairman Richard has led a delegation to visit Taiwan after 2015, 2018 and 2021, and it follows Eric Bothorel, chairman of the Taiwan Friendship Group of the French National Assembly, who led a delegation to Taiwan last week. For the first time, the Senate and the National Assembly, which represent the French public opinion, organized delegations to visit Taiwan one after another, demonstrating the profound friendship between Taiwan and France.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that at a time when the war between Russia and Ukraine has not ceased, and CCP China has continued to threaten and attack Taiwan, in an attempt to undermine the peace and stability of the Indo-Pacific region, the visiting delegation visited the international community to convey to the international community that Taiwan and France are members of the democratic camp and work together to protect Taiwan, conveying an important message of shared value.
The Republic of China (Taiwan) Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Chairman Alain Richard and his entourage will meet with President Tsai, Premier Chen Jianren, Legislative President You Xikun, Superintendent Chen Ju, Minister of Economy Wang Meihua, Minister of Digital Development Tang Feng, local governments and political parties and other dignitaries, and accept the Legislative Yuan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs During the banquet, where they will exchange views on the geopolitical situation in the Taiwan Strait and other Indo-Pacific regions, the value of democracy and human rights in Taiwan, Taiwan-France economic and trade cooperation, and semiconductor cooperation. The delegation will also visit Yilan and Tainan.
Alain Richard is a heavyweight in French politics and an old friend of Taiwan. In May 2021, Chairman he gathered the cross-party friendly Taiwan forces of the French Senate and passed the "Resolution Supporting Taiwan's Participation in the Work of International Organizations" with an overwhelming number of votes, which was the first case that the French Senate passed a resolution on friendship with Taiwan. Chairman Richard is also committed to promoting the institutionalization of Taiwan-French parliamentary exchanges. During his previous visit to Taiwan, President Tsai presented the "Special Grand Award Qingyun Medal" to commend and thank him for his continuous efforts to promote and expand Taiwan-French relations and deepen friendship.
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Wang Dingyu criticizes Lu Shaye, CCP ambassador to France: "You mule, you kill, you are wild"
Image : Wang Dingyu said that Lu Shaye was interviewed by French TF1 a few days ago, and the fallacies he stated once again let France see Taiwan again! (Picture: Extracted from Wang Ding and Facebook)
Legislator Wang Dingyu posted on Facebook, criticizing the Chinese ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, as really "You mule, you kill, you are wild", which fits the country's image very well. He also mentioned that Lu Shaye recently In an exclusive interview with French TF1, the fallacies stated once again let France see Taiwan!
Wang Dingyu said that the French TF1 interviewed Lu Shaye, and the average volume of tweets on the station was about several thousand. Lu Shaye's exaggerated remarks broke 1.6 million in less than a day, and the accumulation continued.
Wang Dingyu believes that Lu Shaye's fallacies include saying that countries independent from the Soviet Union do not deserve to enjoy sovereignty (this offends a vote of countries), scolding the host for believing rumours of destroying China because they have not studied (he directly slams the media), saying that China can determine the fate of Taiwan (dog x does not make sense), saying that China is the one threatened (cognitive disorder), Wang Dingyu emphasized that Lu Shaye's fallacies have made Taiwan more attractive.
Image : Legislator Wang Dingyu posted on Facebook, criticizing the Chinese ambassador to France Lu Shaye as "you mule, you kill, you are wild", which fits the country's image very well. (Picture: Extracted from Wang Ding and Facebook)
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Chinese ambassador to France talks about the ownership of Crimea, triggering protests in Ukraine and the three countries of the Baltic Sea
Image : In an exclusive interview with French media, Lu Shaye, the Chinese ambassador to France, made a statement on the Russian-Ukrainian war, which caused the Ukrainian ambassador to France and the foreign ministers of the three Baltic countries to protest in unison. (The picture is taken from the screen of the French LCI TV program, Agence France-Presse; synthesized by Liberty Times)
Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye was interviewed by French TV in the evening of 21 April French time, overturning the "right of national self-determination" questioned by the host. In addition to talking about the Taiwan issue in the interview, he was also asked whether Crimea belongs to Ukraine, he replied that "under international law, these former Soviet states do not have the definite status of a sovereign state". This move immediately aroused the unanimous protest of the three Baltic countries and the Ukrainian ambassador to France.
When the host asked a series of questions about the status quo of the Taiwan Strait, Lu Shaye declared that "China's territorial integrity is threatened by Taiwan and some Western countries' Taiwan independence and separatist forces", and angrily criticized the other side, "Every time I visit, I use past falsehoods. Gossip and sophistry, you are dishonest".
When the host asked about the Russia-Ukraine war, he refused to answer whether Crimea belonged to Ukraine, and responded that "according to international law, these former Soviet states do not have a definite status as sovereign states." As soon as this remark came out, it immediately ignited the anger of many European countries.
Ukraine's ambassador to France, Vadym Omelchenko, criticized Lu Shaye for "obvious problems with his understanding of geography", saying on Twitter that Lu's remarks were incompatible with Beijing's "understanding of international law and the goals and objectives of the UN Charter". principled efforts to restore peace to Ukraine” run counter to the position.
The three Baltic countries, including Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, were also issued a statement by Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs, stating that "the remarks made by the Chinese ambassador to France concerning international law and national sovereignty are completely unacceptable. We expect China to explain and retract this statement," and said in a subsequent tweet that the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs had summoned representatives of the Chinese embassy to request an explanation. It said the initiative had been coordinated with Lithuania and Estonia.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis retweeted the Latvian Foreign Minister's tweet, saying "why the Baltics don't trust China to 'bring peace to Ukraine' as the Chinese ambassador argues that Crimea is Russia's affirmative, and our country's borders have no legal basis."
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna quoted French media’s exclusive interview with Lu Shaye, saying that Lu’s comments were wrong and a misunderstanding of history, indicating that according to international law, the Baltic states have their rights to sovereignty since 1918 but was occupied by Russia for 50 years under the Soviet Union.
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History failed! Chinese ambassador to France says ex-Soviet states have "no real status"
The CCP Ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, was interviewed by French TV. However, in his interview, he made an astonishing statement, claiming that the "former Soviet countries" have no substantive status in international law. Scholars criticized him as saying that he denied the existence of Ukraine, Lithuania, Estonia and other countries.
According to comprehensive foreign media reports, Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye was interviewed by French "La Chaîne Info (LCI)" (La Chaîne Info, LCI), when he was asked about his views on the Russia-Ukraine war. ) has no desire to end the war, even saying: "In international law, the states of the former Soviet Union have no real status because there is no international agreement to achieve their sovereign state status."
Furthermore, when asked whether he considered Crimea to belong to Ukraine, Lu Shaye said: "It depends on how you look at this issue," adding that "things are not that simple." He also said Crimea "was Russian from the very beginning", without explaining what he meant by that from the beginning.
Antoine Bondaz, an expert on China issues at the French think tank Foundation for Strategic Studies, criticized Lu Shaye's remarks on Twitter, saying: "So he denies the existence of Ukraine, Lithuania, Estonia, Kazakhstan and other countries.”
In the past, Lu Shaye was known as the representative figure of China's diplomatic war wolf. He once said that Blinken's visit to China was meaningless when US Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled his visit to China because of Chinese spy balloons intruding into US airspace.
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Lu Shaye was out of control in the interview, saying that the Chinese decided the fate of Taiwan, and the host did not study
Lu Shaye, the Chinese ambassador to France, accepted an exclusive interview with French TV last night, denying the right of national self-determination mentioned by the host, and saying that "the Chinese will decide the fate of Taiwan." He then collapsed and lost control because of the host's question, angrily choked that the host had not studied.
The French LCI TV program interviewed Lu Shaye last night. The host Darius Rochebin talked about French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to China, the current situation in the Taiwan Strait, the conflict between the United States and China, the expansion of China’s “empire”, the war between Russia and Ukraine, Chinese history and other issues.
The program focused on Taiwan. The host first showed a simulated animation produced by the CCP and fired artillery shells at Taiwan, pointing out, "Isn't this an extremely shocking act of aggression?"
Lu Shaye replied, "We are not the ones threatening, we are the one being threatened." The host said, "But you are the ones who are bombing"; Lu Shaye said, "Because the integrity of China's territory is threatened by Taiwan and some Western countries' Taiwan independence separatist forces."
The host further asked, "Shouldn't Taiwanese people decide their own destiny? That is the right of the people to self-determination." Unexpectedly, Lu Shaye replied, "It is the Chinese who decide Taiwan's destiny. Do everything possible, if there is no peace to unity, all possible actions will be taken".
When asked by the host why Taiwan cannot have the right of self-determination like the Ukrainians, Lu Shaye said, "Taiwan has belonged to China since ancient times. An integral part of the post-war international order, written in black and white in the Cairo and Potsdam Declarations".
The host pointed out that the latest poll in Taiwan shows that 64% of respondents identify themselves as Taiwanese; 30% identify themselves as both Taiwanese and Chinese; only 2.4% identify themselves as Chinese. Lu Shaye replied that polls can be manipulated, and the host reminded Lu Shaye that in Taiwan that there is freedom of the press.
The host then pointed out that the former French President and General Charles de Gaulle established diplomatic relations with CCP China in 1964 and praised the emergence of a non-white force in the world. I think that de Gaulle was wrong at the time, and it is very likely to make the same mistake in dealing with China now.”
Lu Shaye was annoyed on the spot, criticizing the other party, "Every time I visit, I use past false rumors to sophistry, you are dishonest." The host asked: "Millions of people died because of Mao Zedong, is this a false rumour?"
Lu Shaye went so far as to say on French TV: "This is unfair and untrue. Have you ever studied? Stop! I am not here today to discuss these rumours with you."
The host calmly mentioned the importance of talking about history, such as Germany after World War II, but Lu Shaye still raised his voice and said, "I'm not here to talk about these rumours, and I'll say it again, there's no need to talk about it, it's meaningless." .
He did not listen to the host's question, and angrily changed the topic, saying, "Don't talk to me about the so-called human rights, your human rights problem is even more serious." He also said that China had just published 8 reports on human rights in the United States, and he was willing to provide the host with reference.
When asked about the Russia-Ukraine war, Lu Shaye accused the United States of not being willing to end the war and that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) continued to provide military assistance to Ukraine.
Shaye also refused to answer whether Crimea belonged to Ukraine, but replied that "according to international law, these former Soviet states do not have a definite status as sovereign states."
Lu Shaye's remarks on the Taiwan issue, his ambiguous response to the Russia-Ukraine war, and his angry attitude attracted the attention of French social media, and the word "China" once jumped into the trend of Twitter.
Nathalie Loiseau, chair of the European Parliament's subcommittee on security and defense, wrote, citing a clip of Lu Shaye's refusal that Crimea belongs to Ukraine: "Those who think that Xi Jinping's regime cares about international law must listen. The Chinese ambassador explained to us, the Soviet republics of the past were not truly sovereign states.”
Raphael Glucksmann, a member of the European Parliament, also condemned China's attitude towards Ukraine, saying, "How can one imagine that this tyrant can contribute to the solution of Ukraine"?
Lu Shaye's out-of-control" behaviour on the show was also discussed. Bruno Tertrais, deputy director of the French Strategic Research Foundation (FRS), commented, "Rochepin calmly smiled and completely broke the Chinese ambassador. If I were the Beijing government, I would ask him to take the next plane back home."
Jerome Godefroy, an independent journalist with more than 40,000 followers, also said, "The Chinese ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, collapsed. When he was asked about Crimea belonging to Ukraine, he got nervous, grabbed a water glass and called someone. Don't 'debate'".
Regarding Lu Shaye's statement that "the Chinese determine the fate of Taiwan", the vast majority of netizens refuted and left messages to support Taiwan: "No, it is the Taiwanese who decide", "Terrible Chinese dictatorship", "This person shows the danger of China's nature" , "Only the people of Taiwan have the right to decide their own future", "Taiwan is independent, will never fall into the hands of the Communist Chinese".
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