Taiwanese defense minister on Wednesday said military ties with Beijing were at their lowest in four decades “For the army, the current situation is the darkest for more than forty years”, Chiu Kuo-cheng told Parliament, while some 150 Chinese warplanes entered the Taiwan air defense zone since Beijing celebrated its national day on Friday. Tensions with Taipei escalated further after another round of Chinese aircraft incursions into the Taipei air defense zone on Monday. I look forward to meeting with y… īeijing is opposed to Taipei having formal exchanges with other countries and has tried insistently in recent years to dissuade politicians from going there. We sincerely welcome the French delegation led by Senator Alain Richard to Taiwan. The Taiwanese president welcomed the French delegation. The delegation will meet with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday before completing its trip on Sunday, according to Taiwan’s foreign ministry. He for his part refutes any questioning of the principle of one China. Member of the presidential majority, Alain Richard chairs the information and discussion group between the Senate and Taiwan. In February, the Chinese ambassador sent a letter to Alain Richard, former defense minister in the government of Lionel Jospin (1997-2002), in which he declared that his visit “Would clearly violate the principle of one China and send the wrong signal to the pro-independence forces in Taiwan”. Article reserved for our subscribers Read also Taiwan under tension receives a visit from French senators “The One-China Principle” “The senators are carrying out this visit despite threats from the Chinese Ambassador to France, thus showing their unwavering commitment to the spirit of freedom and democracy”, for its part said the Taiwanese foreign ministry in a statement on Tuesday. The French foreign ministry rejected China’s protests, saying senators were free to roam. The Chinese Embassy in France has warned that the visit will damage China’s interests, Sino-French relations and “The image of France” in recent comments on its website. Since March, China has been trying to dissuade French senators from making this trip to the island, which it considers to be one of its provinces. APĭespite the red rag waved by Beijing, a delegation of four French senators led by a former defense minister arrived in Taiwan on Wednesday, October 6. French Senator Alain Richard (2nd from right in the photo) upon his arrival at Taiwan-Taoyuan International Airport on October 6, 2021.
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