Taiwan Vice President Lai Qingde led a delegation to visit Paraguay to transit New York on Saturday (August 12) local time. Mainland China criticized Lai Qingde on Sunday (13th) as a "troublemaker" and reiterated the official interaction against the United States and Taiwan.Interviewed scholars analyzed that Beijing deliberately hinted that Lai Qingde's uncertainty in political discussions was to promote the United States to ensure that Lai Qingde would not have character and deeds.
Lai Qingde went to Paraguay on Saturday (12th) to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the new president Pena. At nearly 9:00 on the 12th of Eastern time, it landed at the New York Kennedy International Airport.(AIT) ICRID LARSON came to pick up the plane together.
After the plane landed, Lai Qingde posted a group photo of the three people on the social media platform X (former Twitter).nickname)".
In his post, he thanked Xiao Meiqin and Bluebing to pick up the airport, and said, "Looking forward to meeting with friends and participating in New York's transit project."
AIT Chairman Laura Rosenberger also reposted Lai Qingde's tweet and said she was looking forward to meeting Lai Qingde in San Francisco.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council issued a press release on the 13th, reiterating to resolutely oppose any form of official US Taiwan officials, strongly condemn the United States to insist on arranging Lai Qingde's transit, etc., and rely on Qingde to stubbornly insist on the "independence of Taiwan independence".It is a thorough "troublemaker".
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized in the press release in the name of an unsigned spokesman that China is following the development of the situation closely and will take resolute and effective measures to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, in the name of a spokesman Zhu Fenglian, depends on Qingde's self -proclaimed "pragmatic 'Taiwan independence" worker ", while" Taiwan independence "and Taiwan Strait and stabilize water and fire are incomparable.Dangerous situation brings a serious scourge to the majority of Taiwan compatriots. "
On the day of Lai Qingde's departure, the mainland Chinese military conducted a three -day military exercise for a three -day military exercise about 500 kilometers from Taiwan, about 500 kilometers from Taiwan, and banned ships from entering.
For Beijing's referring to Qingde as "pragmatic 'Taiwan independence" workers "and" troublemaker ", Lu Yingzhong, deputy dean of the School of International Affairs of Taiwan Politburo, accepted an interview with Lianhe Morning Post.Sexual pressure on the United States; also implies that Lai Qingde's uncertainty in the past political exposition is to promote Washington to ensure that he will not have "more unique" words and deeds.
Comprehensive United Daily News, Liberty Times and other Taiwan media reports, Lai Qingde arrived at the Manhattian New York Palace Hotel at about 10 pm on the 12th at about 10 pm on the 12th. There was no public trip that night.After attending the overseas banquet and youth discussion at noon the next day, he scheduled to fly to Paraguay at 10:00 that night and passed the San Francisco on the 16th.
Lai Qingde, on behalf of the DPP government in January last year, attended the first row of the first row of the US Vice President Harris when he attended the inauguration ceremony of the DPP government to attend the inauguration ceremony of Honduras.The two had a brief greetings and paid a short time. It was the first time that Vice President of the United States and Taiwan had naturally interacted in international occasions.
But the US President Biden announced on the 12th that the inauguration ceremony of Paraguay will be led by the Minister of the Interior, Deb Haaland, to attend the inaugural ceremony of the new president.This means that Lai Qingde missed Harris this time.
Lu Ye said that the United States received Lai Qingde in accordance with the specifications of the Vice President of Taiwan in accordance with the specifications of Taiwan ’s Vice President. No higher courtesy was seen. It was to avoid new fluctuations in US -China relations because of his transit, and it also showed equalities for candidates for Taiwan.
He believes that Lai Qingde's next public speech is an important observation indicator. In addition to the Beijing meeting based on the content and evaluate the next response, the United States will also check whether Lai Qingde's cross -strait policy is irritable.
