German Education and Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday (March 21). When visiting the Confucian Temple in Taiwan in the afternoon, she was asked if she strongly protested her to visit Taiwan. SheIt did not confirm it positively, but emphasized that this trip was "normal access", focusing on exchanges with Taiwan's strengthening research and innovation fields.
According to the Central News Agency, Watsinger visited the Confucian Temple with the Director of the Taiwan Association of Taiwan at the Taiwan Association at the Taiwan Association.When she visited the Confucian Temple calligrapher on the spot to give the inscription prayer card, she was asked what the word wanted to write on the prayer card, and Watsinger asked the calligrapher to write the word "freedom" in Chinese on the card.
Watsinger was asked when he was briefed by the media after his visit. She was asked if mainland China protested her visiting Taiwan. She said that the purpose of this trip focused on research and innovation.Visit, Germany needs partners from all over the world to deal with global challenges together.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mainland China said at a regular press conference on Tuesday that it resolutely opposed the bad behavior of the German relevant personnel, and had proposed a serious protest and expressed strong dissatisfaction with the German side in Beijing and Berlin.
When asked how Germany responded to the China Confucius Institute, which was constantly controversial, Watsisonh responded in a low -key response. The Confucius Institute is indeed a mechanism provided by China to German universities, but this is not her theme to visit the Confucius Temple in Taiwan today.
The media asked whether Taiwan could replace China to provide Chinese teaching in Germany in Germany. Watsinger said that she believes that learning language is important to both students.The language exchange plan in Germany is very helpful for improving each other.
Wat Singh's visit to Taiwan is the first time in the 26 years with German ministerial officials to visit Taiwan.
The German Association in Taiwan pointed out that Watsinger's focus is on the exchange of semiconductors, green hydrogen, and battery research.Micro -chip ecosystem.
