The US media quoted people familiar with the matter and revealed that in the talks of US Secretary of State Brillin's recent visit to Beijing with senior officials in mainland China, Taiwan's upcoming presidential election has become an important issue.
According to the Wall Street Journal on Monday (June 26), people familiar with the matter said that Beijing tried to understand Washington's interest in Taiwan elections. Mainland officials expressed to Brinken the President of the Democratic Progressive Party of TaiwanCandidates' concerns.
People familiar with the matter said that mainland officials hinted that the political position of Taiwan Vice President Lai Qingde may exacerbate the tension of the Taiwan Strait and further damage the relationship between the United States and the mainland.Beijing believes that Lai Qingde is a member of the "Taiwan independence" camp.Lai Qingde once claimed to be "pragmatic Taiwan independence workers".
It is reported that mainland officials obviously want to fight for American cooperation. They mentioned how the US President Bush was warning to another Taiwan and DPP leader Chen Shui -bian in 2003.Chen Shuibian's policy threatened the current situation of the Taiwan Strait.
The above -mentioned person said that during the meeting last week, mainland officials asked Blintin whether the United States had vested interests in the result of the Taiwan elections in January next year, and whether Americans would be the people of the United States would be promoted by the people.The party is regarded as a friend.
People familiar with the matter said that when answering these questions, Brintken reiterated the position of the US government, that is, during the election of Taiwan, the United States will be impartial and do not support any intervention in the election process.
The Wall Street Journal also quoted people familiar with the matter and revealed that the mainland's question about Taiwan's issue is a major discussion point for Brinken to visit China in two days.This highlights how much Taiwan is in the center of the tension between the United States and mainland China.
In addition, people familiar with the matter said that the US and Taiwan officials are discussing the visit of Lai Qingde's possible visit to the United States this summer to make him more intuitively familiar with his cooperation with the United States.One possibility is that if Lai Qingde participated in the inauguration of President President President in August, he will stay in the United States.Paraguay is one of the only diplomatic relations in Taiwan.