At the " Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons " meeting held on August 1, the German Foreign Minister made another shocking remark. She spoke at the UN General Assembly venue to warn China not to escalate the situation in the Taiwan Strait, and also said that if the war in the Taiwan Strait broke out, Germany will provide support to the Taiwan authorities. The remarks of the German Foreign Minister are prominent in the word "outrageous", because in the recent Taiwan Strait dispute, China has always been in a passive defense position, and it is the United States that provokes us first and we have to make a reciprocal response. In fact, China is the country that least wants the situation in the Taiwan Strait to escalate. It is all the fault of the United States to this point in the Taiwan Strait.
is just a question. What kind of support can Germany provide to the Taiwan authorities?
Germany has been slacking off its military equipment for many years, and now it has almost hollowed out its weapons inventory for Ukraine. If it really wants to provide support to the Taiwan authorities, it will not be able to provide substantial military assistance. In addition to military supplies, the more realistic choice is humanitarian supplies, but how to transport them has become a big problem, because China has a considerable interception window for both air and sea transportation. More importantly, it is also unknown whether the materials shipped from Germany can arrive at the treasure island before the Taiwan authorities have completely failed.
In fact, before the US media released the news that Pelosi intends to conduct a visit, although China and the United States had a clash at South China Sea , it did not intensify the regional situation and cause armed conflicts in or even war. However, after the relevant news came out, the US ignored the repeated warnings of many Chinese departments and never clearly opposed Pelosi's visit. Pelosi herself was also stubborn. Even after the Taiwan authorities wanted to withdraw her invitation voluntarily, they later rebuked her, claiming that only if Biden and personally persuaded her, they could give up the visit. However, Biden was plagued by the new crown at this time and could not do this at all, so Pelosi was determined to visit.
Finally, Pelosi arrived at Taipei Airport on August 2. It is also because of the White House and Pelosi’s own behavior that the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs defines the crisis caused by Pelosi’s visit as “the US-Taiwan collusion and provocation are first, and China’s self-defense fights backwards” .
From this tone, the German Foreign Minister’s remarks towards China are unreasonable, and the only one who intensifies the situation throughout the process is the United States. China just wants to defend its sovereignty, so why has it become a sin in the eyes of some Westerners? The German Foreign Minister's statement can only reflect her double standards and shamelessness, because the intensification of the situation in the Taiwan Strait was originally due to Pelosi's plan to visit, but she turned a blind eye to this and blamed China for its response and countermeasures.
Although the attitude of the German Foreign Minister cannot fully represent the attitude of Germany and Shultz, her statement still sent some dangerous signals.
First of all, as far as the German Foreign Minister herself is concerned, what she pursues is the so-called "values" diplomacy, that is, she and the Germans she represents will tend to have Western values in diplomatic activities. This may be why since the foreign minister came to power, Germany has repeatedly pointed fingers on the Taiwan Strait issue, and she has repeatedly made unremarkable comments on various occasions. In fact, the foreign minister's political tendencies can be seen from his educational background and early experience.
This foreign minister started studying in the United States at the age of 16, and then studied international law at the British School of Political Science and Economics, and has dual study abroad experience between the United States and the United Kingdom. It is worth noting that most diplomats who have studied in Britain and the United States have political stances that are unfriendly to China, and this German Foreign Minister is no exception. Sure enough, before , Merkel, stepped down in 2019, she began to try to promote a petition to "establish diplomatic relations with the Taiwan authorities", and then was denied by the German Foreign Ministry at that time. In September 2020, she even wrote to Merkel to demand that she put pressure on China on the Taiwan Strait issue, which shows her political stance.
It is worth mentioning that the German Foreign Minister himself did not have much experience in politics before, nor had he served in the diplomatic department, and had no diplomatic experience at all.In other words, the foreign policy she formulated was either out of her own personal opinion or influenced by her political party and could not fully represent the attitude of the German government. This also makes it convenient for Germany to make more diplomatic statements that echo the US position.
Secondly, judging from the remarks of the German Foreign Minister's "value diplomacy", Germany is trying to increase its influence in Europe by echoing the United States' attitude on international affairs, and thereby re-implementing European integration . It can be said that the German Foreign Minister is not friendly to China just meets the political needs of Germany, especially in Europe.
It can be foreseen that in the future, France, which pursues strategic autonomy, and Germany, which follows the United States, will confront EU leadership, and their attitude towards China and Taiwan will be one of the key points of the confrontation between the two countries.
No matter what, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian has refuted the remarks of the German Foreign Minister. No matter what, the Taiwan Strait issue is China's internal affairs, and it should not be subject to the outside world. However, some politicians have always tried to use the Taiwan Strait issue to disrupt the surrounding situation, and while gaining political capital for themselves, they also restrained China's energy, and used the sensitivity and particularity of this region to set up many traps to continue to serve their Cold War thinking .
Of course, China is also wary of this, because the current situation in the Taiwan Strait is too complicated, and any excessive behavior may cause turmoil in the region and even the world.
Take Pelosi as an example. Although her visit was a blatant infringement of China's sovereignty, she herself is the second successor to the position of US president. If she moves her, it is basically equivalent to going directly with the United States. This is really unnecessary and practical. Moreover, China and the United States are generally mutually beneficial in many aspects, and it is not worth taking the risk of starting a war for a temporary battle of will. Of course, this does not affect China's condemnation of its visit, nor does it affect China's plan to counterattack measures against Pelosi, the United States and Taiwan authorities.
As for German Foreign Minister Belbourke herself, her understanding of the situation in China and the Taiwan Strait may be limited to various documents and the impressions left by the media and academic circles of the two countries when they were studying in the UK and the United States, but this does not hinder China's refutation of its inappropriate remarks.
Whether the other party's politician lacks a correct understanding of the Taiwan Strait issue or whether the sensitive identity makes the response difficult, China will always firmly defend its sovereignty from violations and gradually promote the reunification of the motherland.
