There was once an invitation letter from the World Health Organization placed in front of me, but I didn’t cherish it. I only regretted it when I lost it. The most painful thing in the world is this. If God could give me another chance, I would say three words to that kindness: I love you. If I had to add a time limit to this love, I hope it would be... ten thousand years! Years later, when Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen looks back on the past while holding a glass of red wine and guarding her cat alone, will this be her murmur?
Picture source: Taiwan's "China Times Electronic News"
Mainland's clever move, the British faction's dilemma
To go, or not to go, this is a question. When the World Health Assembly (WHA) finally issued the invitation letter on the 7th, hoping for the stars and the moon, some people in Taiwan felt that the invitation letter had become a "hot potato."
The invitation letter sent by the WHO Secretariat to Taiwan this year is different from previous years. It invites Taiwan to participate in the World Health Assembly to be held in Geneva, Switzerland on May 23 this year as an observer in the name of "Chinese Taipei". What is different from previous years is that the letter Specially added note "United Nations Resolution 2758". "Central News Agency" quoted a "senior diplomat" as saying that this year's invitation letter not only quoted " United Nations resolution 62758", but also added the one-China principle. The WHO's obvious intention is to express the same position as the United Nations in recognizing only one China. The official said that from delaying the issuance of the invitation letter to adding additional remarks, it is clear that China has given Taiwan's new government power and further demonstrated its ability to block Taiwan in international organizations.
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 was the 1971 United Nations General Assembly resolution that restored the legitimate rights of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations and recognized the representatives of the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate representatives of China in the United Nations organization.
China resumed its legal seat in the United Nations in 1971
Yang Zhiliang, the former director of the Taiwan Health Department who led a delegation to participate in the WHA in 2010, told the media on the 8th that the WHA was scheduled to be held on the 23rd of this month, when the new government had taken over Taiwan, but the invitation letter was not It was sent to the outgoing Minister of Health and Welfare, Jiang Binghuang, instead of the new "minister" Lin Zuoyan, which proves that this is the mainland's political calculation to repair Taiwan and give power to the Democratic Progressive Party. He emphasized that if the DPP government sends a delegation to participate under the one-China principle framework set by mainland China, "it will be equivalent to swallowing it!"
Taiwan's "United Daily News" analyzed that the WHO sent the invitation letter was to Jiang Binghuang, this is based on the official official position of the current Malaysian government. Taiwan is expected to officially receive the invitation letter on the 8th, but the WHA registration deadline is the 9th, and Taiwan only has one day to apply to change the attendees to the new "minister" "Lin Zuoyan. At that time, if the WHO refuses to accept Lin Zuoyen's attendance on the grounds that he is not an invitee or is not yet the "Minister of Health and Welfare", it will be an embarrassing rejection. Another possibility is that the WHO Assembly will not respond immediately to Lin Zuoyen's attendance, but will wait until after May 20 to make a decision based on Tsai Ing-wen's inauguration speech on the mention of " 1992 Consensus ". If Tsai Ing-wen's interpretation of cross-strait relations satisfies Beijing, Lin Zuoyan will be able to go smoothly; otherwise, the WHA will most likely cancel his attendance for violating "United Nations Resolution 2758". Since this is only three days before the opening of the conference, the new government has little time to respond. The newspaper believes that Beijing’s deep intentions in this matter can be seen from the fact that the invitation letter came belatedly, the time was stuck in such a tight schedule, and the “one China” condition was added.
Data map: World Health Assembly
Lin Shijia, the pro-independence leader on the island and CEO of the Taiwan Medical Association, seemed furious. On the 7th, he criticized WHO Secretary-General Margaret Chan for turning the WHO into "China's WHO."
Taiwan's "China Times" reported that the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Mainland China stated on the evening of the 7th that Taiwan's participation in the WHA was a special arrangement made due to the "1992 Consensus" reached by the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, emphasizing that if the political foundation of the two sides of the Strait is destroyed in the future, this arrangement will be unsustainable. . The newspaper believes that there is no doubt that the decision on whether Taiwan can participate in the WHA lies with the mainland, but this approach also clearly shows to the new government that it has "a carrot in one hand and a stick in the other." mainland not only released goodwill, but also made it clear where the bottom line is. The article said that facing both sides of the Taiwan Strait, the new government strives to maintain the status quo, but cannot explain how to maintain it.Tsai Ing-wen has not taken a position on the "1992 Consensus", forcing Beijing to continue to use sticks and carrots to explore the bottom.
Representatives of the Taiwanese authorities attended the World Health Organization as observers in previous years. Photo source: "Central News Agency"
Whether Taiwan accepts the invitation letter from the WHO, this time it is Tsai Ing-wen who has the final say. Taiwan's "Presidential Office" revealed that it has forwarded the invitation letter to the Democratic Progressive Party, and how to respond should be decided by the new government. When Tsai Ing-wen attended the General Association of Pharmacists Conference on the 7th, she chose to smile and not answer questions from the media, but instead entered the venue in a flash mob.
But Tsai Ing-wen doesn’t have much time to delay. May 9 is the last time to register for the World Health Assembly.
"The thorn of WHA: swallow it or spit it out." Taiwan's "United Daily News" wrote on the 8th that the new government has only two choices for this thorny invitation letter: one is to swallow it, and the other is to spit it out. If you choose to "swallow", your goal is to strive for attendance and speak out to the world. As for the "one-China principle" on the invitation letter, you can only swallow it with pain. Once at the conference, in addition to having the opportunity to give speeches to let other countries know about Taiwan's achievements in medical and health care, civil society groups can even protest outside the venue to oppose the CCP's suppression. However, if you choose to "spit it out" and feel that the conditions of the invitation letter are intolerable, then the drama will end early. When weighing the two phases, the former is undoubtedly the better strategy.
Kuomintang Chairman Hong Xiuzhu expressed his views on Facebook. emphasized that the WHO is willing to send invitation letters, mainly because of the "diplomatic" efforts of the Kuomintang ruling team over the years, and the cross-strait governments still abide by the "1992 Consensus" before May 20. I hope The new government can correctly interpret these two key points. She called on Tsai Ing-wen and the Democratic Progressive Party to accept the "1992 Consensus", otherwise the foundation of the current status quo across the Taiwan Strait will completely collapse and the two sides will fall into a state of confrontation. Taiwan's "National Policy Research Institute" senior. Consultant Su Jinqiang wrote a letter to the China Times on the 8th, saying that the invitation letter from is both goodwill and pressure on the new government. It is also the mainland authorities' policy to "fight without breaking and leaving space" for Taiwan before and after the change of power in Taiwan. A clever move. Fan Shiping, a professor at the Institute of Political Science at Taiwan Normal University, believes that this invitation letter can be regarded as a stepping stone for both parties, because Taiwan will send personnel to attend, and it can be interpreted as Taiwan's acceptance "under Resolution 2758." To participate in the World Health Assembly, this year’s invitation letter must include more hard-line words than during the Ma government, otherwise it will appear that the Ma government is treated the same as the Tsai government, which is impossible for Tsai Ing-wen to accept. You can also claim that you have never said "recognize one China", so it will be a relief to both parties.
Do you want the WHO to reissue the invitation letter? Taiwan expert: No one at the WHO will pay attention to you.
Taiwan can protest to the WHO and ask for it. Is it necessary to resend the invitation letter that Taiwan wants? Huang Jiezheng, a professor at the Institute of Strategic and International Relations at Tamkang University in Taiwan, believes that Taiwan does not need to make a fuss about the text of Resolution 2758 because "no one at the WHO will care about you." Huang Jiezheng said that since it seems that the content of Tsai Ing-wen's 520 inaugural speech will not mention the "1992 Consensus" and other words that Beijing hopes Taiwan will commit to, it might as well use participating in the World Health Assembly as a way to "save" the 520 speech. It makes the mainland feel that Taiwan has acquiesced to the framework they shouted.
According to the "United Daily News" report, the Democratic Progressive Party government is inclined to attend the WHA, and quasi-"National Security" senior officials have discussed the offense and defense of the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758; the new government may. Quoting US arguments, refuting the claim that "Resolution 2758 is equal to the one-China principle". In addition, Taiwan's "Legislative Yuan Foreign Affairs Committee" will invite "Minister of Health and Welfare", "Minister of Foreign Affairs", "Chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council", "Director of National Security" and others on the 9th. People asked questions about the "difficulties that the WHA and other cases may cause in Taiwan's international relations and the corresponding actions", and the discussion of the DPP's "legislators" will become the focus of attention.
The green media "Liberty Times" published a "reader's letter" on the 8th. Shouting that "the Democratic Progressive Party cannot bow down", Taiwan's radical political organization "Power of the Times" issued a statement expressing dissatisfaction with Taiwan being "dwarfed" and expressing regret.Chen Shui-bian's son Chen Zhizhong did not forget to take the opportunity to praise his father. He posted on his Facebook account that "participating in the WHA is a model of losing power and humiliating the country. Going is worse than not going. It doesn't matter if you don't participate." He also advocated that "the new government will be tougher. To uphold Taiwan's national sovereignty, our participation in the WHA must go back to the way President Chen worked hard, formally apply to join in the name of Taiwan, and officially become a member through a conference resolution. "
Taiwan's "former Foreign Minister" Gao Yingmao.
Gao Yingmao, Taiwan's former representative to the EU and former "Ministry of Foreign Affairs", participated in WHO work during Chen Shui-bian's period. He said on the 7th that in 2005, mainland China and the WHO Secretariat signed a memorandum. In terms of form, what activities does the WHO have? If you want to invite Taiwan to participate, you must notify Beijing to get approval. The intention is to lower the status and level of Taiwan's participation. Gao Yingmao said that for the sake of face, Beijing continues to put small shoes on Taiwan. This is the reality of the international community, especially when the new government is coming to power on May 20. The mainland has put up a high profile before this in order to hope that Taiwan will make more concessions. However, Beijing has today It is an important member of the international community. It is a pity that it is so stingy. It should show the demeanor of a great country and allow Taiwan to make positive contributions to international medical and public health.
"Generally speaking, China's 'great power demeanor' in the DPP's mind is to ask the mainland to give way to Taiwan, or to ask China to slap itself in the face and give up the 'one-China principle', and it is best to allow Taiwan to become independent." Blackjack, a blogger on the island, published an analysis saying, what is the "great power demeanor" of the United States and Japan? Japan's "great power demeanor" is to seize Taiwanese fishermen and fishing boats and ask Taiwan to pay a ransom. The DPP also says that Taiwanese people should be good and not make trouble. The "great power demeanor" of the United States is to threaten to impose sanctions on Taiwan at any time, or to say that Taiwan has no one to protect except the United States and that it should buy more American products to show "sincerity." Then the DPP said that the United States can't stop it... the article said, The reason for mutual distrust between Taiwan and the Mainland is, of course, that the Mainland lacks the American "great power demeanor". It can also be said that Taiwan only follows the American way. Could it be that the reason why cross-Strait relations are getting worse and worse is that the mainland lacks the American-style demeanor of a great power? Why is Taiwan so good with the United States and Japan? The Chinese Communist Party should learn from how they treat Taiwan!
Strength is king, and the mainland has taught Xiaoying a lesson
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas·Beishan Jing" once said: "The mountain of Gouwu has a lot of jade on it, and a lot of copper on it. There are beasts, and they look like sheep. It has a body with a human face, eyes under the armpits, tiger teeth and human claws, and its voice is like that of a baby. It is called a roe deer owl. "This ferocious beast is a glutton. Its biggest characteristic is that it eats whatever it sees because it eats too much. If there are too many, he will eventually be strangled to death and become a symbol of greed in later generations.
Faced with the goodwill shown by the mainland in the WHO invitation letter, some people in the Democratic Progressive Party seem to be becoming greedy gluttons. What they want is not only to get the WHO invitation letter, but also to participate in the WHO conference to promote it "Taiwan independence."
The question is, are these people ferocious gluttons? In reality, they look more like cats.
"Strength is king, Beijing teaches Xiaoying international lessons." Taiwan's "Wang Bao" published an editorial with this title on the 8th. The editorial said that before Tsai Ing-wen took office, Beijing chose to restore diplomatic relations with Taiwan's "former diplomatic allies" The Gambia . It can be seen that with the improvement of its overall national strength, mainland China is increasingly able to calmly use diplomatic power, whether it is intervention. The power or time point depends on the mainland. What China-Gangsaan's resumption of diplomatic relations wants to convey is that if cross-strait relations become unstable, Beijing has the absolute leverage to win the diplomatic war. Secondly, the mainland has sent suspects overseas several times. On the one hand, it is to crack down on fraud crimes and give an explanation to the mainland people who have been deceived. The more important reason is to convey that as long as the mainland is really willing to take action, other countries will definitely be willing to cooperate, because the international Society only talks about power and interests, which couldn't be more realistic. Then the recent WHA invitation letter added the "one-China principle", which is equivalent to Beijing's direct showdown with the DPP: if the DPP hopes to maintain Taiwan's international participation space, it must accept (at least formally accept) the one-China principle. Otherwise, don’t mention raising one in the future, you won’t even get an invitation letter.
"Without the 1992 Consensus and Cross-Strait One China, would Taiwan's dominoes in the international space fall one by one?" Hong Kong's "China Review News" commented on the 8th, "So far, both the red and green parties have stepped down. It’s very tough. But what is certain is that the mainland has the final say in Taiwan’s international space.”
"Tsai Ing-wen is not afraid of breaking the situation, but the people do not want to jump into the fire pit with her." The US "World Journal" published an editorial on the 7th to warn Tsai Ing-wen: The reality of Taiwan's economic situation is the most sluggish and the most difficult industrial situation in recent years, and there is nothing left to be done. , and even lacks the chips to compete with China and the United States. Over the past eight years, Taiwan's political and economic relations with the mainland have become deeply entangled. The new government cannot and cannot ignore the bitter consequences of the reversal of relations with the mainland, nor can it act at the behest of the mainland. What is even more troublesome is that there is no mutual trust between the Democratic Party and the Communist Party at all. If suddenly breaks the existing political foundation on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, it will be a huge earthquake that shakes the earth. Not only is Taiwan unable to bear it, but it is not what the United States and Japan want to see. . The
editorial said that Tsai Ing-wen is not naive. She has blocked the "two-nation theory" bill and reused experienced veterans from the blue camp, which shows her pragmatic personality. However, besides being calm, Tsai also has a stubborn character and does not give in easily. How to express the "1992 Consensus" is one thing, but how to answer the core meaning of "both belong to the same China" is the most critical problem. The key is that Taiwan does not have the bargaining chips to break the situation, allowing Tsai Ing-wen to touch the mainland's bottom line. At that time, Lee Teng-hui's "special state-to-state relations" was all over the city, and Tsai Ing-wen must learn a lesson. Even if she is determined to break the situation, she cannot make unwise choices, because Taiwanese people are generally not prepared to accompany Tsai Ing-wen to "jump into the fire pit".
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