{"id":1416440,"date":"2022-04-02T22:14:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T02:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1416440"},"modified":"2022-04-02T22:14:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T02:14:54","slug":"chinese-official-rejects-comparisons-of-china-to-russia-says-taiwan-is-an-internal-affair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-official-rejects-comparisons-of-china-to-russia-says-taiwan-is-an-internal-affair\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Official Rejects Comparisons of China to Russia, Says Taiwan Is an &#039;Internal Affair&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchinese-official-rejects-comparisons-of-china-to-russia-says-taiwan-is-an-internal-affair%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1416440&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Zhu Haiquan, the\u00a0chief of the political section of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC, rejected comparisons of China\u2019s stance with Taiwan to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine in a letter to the editor published in the\u00a0<em>Washington Post\u00a0<\/em>on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Taiwan question and the Ukraine crisis are totally different in nature,\u201d Zhu <a href=\"http:\/\/www.china-embassy.org\/eng\/lcbt\/sgfyrbt\/202204\/t20220401_10663363.htm\">argued<\/a>. \u201cUkraine is sovereign state, and the Ukraine crisis is a conflict between sovereign countries, while Taiwan is part of China\u2019s territory, and the Taiwan question is a Chinese internal affair.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Zhu\u2019s letter came after Taiwan\u2019s representative in the U.S., Bi-khim Hsiao, wrote an op-ed published in the\u00a0<em>Post\u00a0<\/em>on March 25, that expressed Taiwan\u2019s solidarity with Ukraine and comparing Chinese aggression against Taiwan to Russian aggression against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Hsiao <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2022\/03\/24\/ukraine-resilience-has-inspired-taiwan\/\">had written<\/a>: \u201cAlthough there are distinct historical and geopolitical differences, one commonality stands out: Both Ukraine and Taiwan have long endured the perils of living next to a belligerent, authoritarian neighbor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe determination and resilience that the Ukrainian people have shown in the wake of Russia\u2019s invasion have inspired Taiwan, reinforcing our commitment to defend our freedom,\u201d she said, adding:<\/p>\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">Whatever claims and threats the Chinese authorities make over Taiwan, the ironclad reality is that Taiwan has never been, at any point in time, a part of the PRC. The future of Taiwan must be determined peacefully and democratically. For all of the PRC\u2019s military might, any invasion attempt will fail to break the solidarity and resiliency of the Taiwanese people.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">Zhu fired back at Hsiao, \u201cTaiwan has been and will always be an inalienable part of China\u2019s territory. It is not a sovereign state,\u201d he wrote in his letter to the editor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">China has sided with Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, contradicting its own position of respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries. At the same time, it has argued that its relation with Taiwan is an \u201cinternal affair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">China, under the Chinese Communist Party-led People\u2019s Republic of China (PRC), claims that Taiwan, a self-ruled democratically-governed island nation, is a part of its territory.\u00a0The U.S. acknowledges China\u2019s position on Taiwan, but does not recognize Taiwan as part of China.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">Although the U.S. switched its diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to the communist government in 1979, the U.S. enacted the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA), which authorized a robust informal diplomatic relationship with Taiwan, as well as the provision via military sales of equipment to Taiwan so it could defend itself against invasion by China.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">Both China and Taiwan say they want to see a peaceful resolution of the dispute, but China\u2019s leaders say they aim to \u201creunify\u201d Taiwan with the mainland by military force if necessary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">China has in the last six years increased its pressure campaign on Taiwan, seeking to peel off its remaining diplomatic allies and stymie its participation in global bodies such as the World Health Assembly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">China has stepped up its military pressure on Taiwan as well, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2022\/03\/14\/chinese-plaaf-orders-13-aircraft-to-penetrate-taiwans-adiz\/\">flying a record-high\u00a0number of air incursions<\/a> into Taiwan\u2019s air defense identification zone last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">Chen Ming-tong, Director-General of Taiwan\u2019s National Security Bureau, told a session of the Taiwanese legislature recently that Russia\u2019s poor performance during its invasion of Ukraine could give China second thoughts about attacking Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">\u201cThe current situation has given China much to think about, as the U.S. has given much support to Ukraine, even without a law similar to the TRA,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2022\/03\/29\/taiwan-russias-difficulties-in-ukraine-are-a-warning-to-china-not-to-invade\/\">said on March 29<\/a>. \u201cThe conflict in Ukraine has served as a warning to Beijing not to start a war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Follow Breitbart News\u2019s Kristina Wong on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/kristina_wong\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kristinawongreporting\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zhu Haiquan, the\u00a0chief of the political section of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC, rejected comparisons of China\u2019s stance with Taiwan to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine in a letter 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