Neither Modi ji Nor Our President Afraid of China: Taiwan
- By Thetripurapost Web Desk, Taipai
- Jun 18, 2024
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Taiwan's President Lai Ching Te had congratulated PM Modi as he re-elected in the Lok Sabha elections in India. After this, China had objected to this.
Now Taiwan has retaliated on this. Taiwan's Deputy Foreign Minister TN Chung-Kwang said that I think neither Modi ji nor our President are going to be afraid of China.
Actually, the Taiwanese Deputy Foreign Minister was asked a question about China's criticism on the issue of strong relations between India and Taiwan. He said this in response to this.
Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said that it is absolutely wrong for China to be angry over the cordial conversation between the two leaders (PM of India and President of Taiwan).
Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said that threats do not increase friendship. Taiwan is emphasizing on increasing partnership with India. The relations between the two countries are based on mutual benefit and shared values.
Lai Ching-te, who took oath as President last month, in a post on June 7 congratulated PM Narendra Modi on his victory in the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
He had written in a post that India-Taiwan is ready to increase cooperation in mutual partnership, trade, technology and other areas so that peace can be created in Indo Pacific.
After this, PM Modi wrote in his reply, 'India is ready to build close relations with Taiwan.'
China is enraged by this comment of Modi. After this, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning warned India to stay away from Taiwan.
Mao Ning said that there is only one China in the world and Taiwan is a part of China. China not considers Taiwan a separate country and opposes countries that have relations with it.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that the world believes in the principle of One China. On this basis, it builds relations with countries around the world. India is also among those countries that support the One China Policy. In such a situation, Prime Minister Modi should oppose the congratulations of the President of Taiwan.
According to senior journalist Palki Sharma, India was one of the first Asian countries to recognize China in December 1949. After this, there was no formal contact between India and Taiwan for 45 years. A deadlock situation persisted between the two countries. Taiwan's attitude towards India was also not very positive.
Taiwan stuck to its One-China policy, with Taipei being the centre of power. Its position on Tibet and the McMahon Line was exactly the same as that of China. It had close ties with the US, but was not much interested in countries like India.
However, India's foreign policy changed in the 1990s. It adopted the Look East policy, which sought to develop ties with Taiwan, and Taiwan responded well. Unofficial embassies were established in 1995. By the beginning of the 21st century, India's relations with China had entered their best phase.
Prime Minister Vajpayee returned from a successful visit to China. India's priorities once again shifted away from Taiwan. Some sporadic efforts were made after 2008 when Taiwanese ministers visited India, but it was limited to getting to know India.
The big boost came in 2014 when Prime Minister Modi invited Taiwanese representatives to his swearing-in ceremony.
Modi had a political perception about Taiwan and had established relations with Taiwan in the past. In 1999, Modi visited Taiwan as BJP general secretary. In 2011, as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, he hosted the largest Taiwanese delegation to India.
As Prime Minister, he maintained relations with Taiwan. However, India has not recognised Taiwan as a separate country.
China considers Taiwan as its own part. Whereas Taiwan considers itself an independent country. That is why China wants to capture Taiwan. By doing this, China will be free to show its dominance in the Western Pacific Ocean region. This will pose a threat to US military bases like Guam and Hawaii.