Zhuang Huiliang Taipei special agent
Taiwan Vice President Lai Qingde representative Cai Yingwen participated in the inauguration ceremony of the new President Xiomara Castro of AIA Hongdu. It was reported by the White House. The US Vice President Harris, who attended the inauguration ceremony, did not plan to meet with Lai Qingde.Essence
Lai Qingde passed through Los Angeles yesterday and will be transferred to Honduras to participate in the inauguration of Castro today.However, the VOA and the VOA quoted senior American White House officials that Harris did not plan to meet with Lai Qingde.
Zhu Fenglian, a spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of Mainland China yesterday, stated at a routine press conference yesterday that the DPP officials took the so -called "transit" the United States, and the official contact with the United States and Taiwan made a "independence" manipulation.It is the consistent trick of "leaning on the beauty of the beauty".She emphasized that no matter what name and trick play, it cannot change the fact that only one China and Taiwan are part of China in the world.
Lai Qingde arrived in Los Angeles at 6 am yesterday in Western time. Taiwan's representative Xiao Meiqin and the US chairman of the United States (AIT) James Moriky went to pick up the plane.Hundreds of Taiwanese diasporas faced with cold and cold winds below 10 degrees, wearing a mask outside the restaurant where Lai Qingde stayed, which made him quite moved.The Taiwanese overseas Chinese either took the blue sky and white flags, or held the US flag, and some people held the DPP party flag.
Lai Qingde said that on behalf of Cai Yingwen, he thanked the overseas Chinese thanks to the people in the United States and the hearts in Taiwan.broad.Due to the cost of epidemic prevention, the planned overseas banquet was canceled.
Lai Qingde then had a video meeting with many American dignitaries.According to the press release of the Taiwan Government, Xiao Meiqin recounted after the meeting, referring to the Federal Takano, chairman of the Federal House Veterans Affairs Committee, who led the delegation to visit Taiwan at the end of November last year, and the Federal Senate of the Federal Institute of Taiwan Scholars (TAIWAN FELLOWSHIP Act)Ed Markey, chairman of the Asia -Pacific Group, and 17 Federal National Assembly selected by California, Arizona, Utah and other nearby areas, mostly support Taiwan to participate in international organizations, care about Taiwan Strait, Taiwan National Defense, and bilateral economic and trade in Taiwan and the United States.Relations, etc.
According to the United States report from the United States, some media asked whether the people meeting with Lai Qingde included officials in the State Council?Xiao Meiqin said that it is not convenient to make any comments, it can only be said that the itinerary is very rich.Mo Jian, who was on the side, said in Chinese, Xiao Meiqin said, "You are very good."
Lai Qingde will be transferred to Honduras today to participate in the inauguration of the new President Castro.He said that Tsai Ing -wen specifically explained three tasks, one was to "deepen the friendship"; the other was to deepen cooperation; the third was to deepen the space for Taiwan to participate in the international community.
Before the trip, Taiwan had reportedly interacted with Harris, who was expected to meet with the inauguration ceremony at the same time.However, both Reuters and VOA both quoted the White House's unknown senior officials yesterday that Harris did not plan to meet with Lai Qingde during his visit to Honduras.
Huang Kuibo, an associate professor of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the University of Political Science, told the United Zaobao that Lai Qingde's visit only passed through Los Angeles and San Francisco in the west without public activities.In the nominal cost of epidemic prevention, although the U.S. epidemic has indeed intensified, it may also be related to Lai Qingde's high -end vaccine and protection power.
He believes that although the United States has the Taiwan Travel Law that has taken effect in 2018, its administrative department obviously has special considerations for the highest -level officials with sovereignty.Therefore, there are many places in the United States and West and Taiwan, so that Lai Qingde transit in the way of "almost transit."
The State Department of the United States stated on the 20th that Lai Qingde's transit the United States is private and unofficial. The transit arrangements such as Mo Jian California pick -up arrangements meet the "one China" policy that meets the United States.
