On September 18, 2019, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang presided over a regular press conference. Q: According to reports, on September 17, a US State Department spokesman said that Solomon decided to end his "diplomatic relations" with Taiwan, and China continued to com

On September 18, 2019, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang presided over a regular press conference.

Question: According to reports, on September 17, a US State Department spokesperson said that Solomon decided to end his "diplomatic relations" with Taiwan, and China continued to compress Taiwan's international space and change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait, and the United States was disappointed. After the decision to establish diplomatic relations with China, US Vice President Pence refused to meet with the leaders of the institute to discuss the issue of development cooperation. What is China’s comment on this?

Answer: There is only one China in the world. The Government of the People's Republic of China is the only legal government representing the entire China. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. This is a historical fact and a general consensus of the international community. Based on the one-China principle, China has established formal diplomatic relations with 178 countries around the world.

China highly appreciates the decision of the Solomon Islands government to recognize the one-China principle, sever the so-called "diplomatic relations" with the Taiwan authorities and establish diplomatic relations with China. We support the Solomon Islands as a sovereign and independent state to make this important decision independently.

The United States established diplomatic relations with China as early as 1979 on the basis of the one-China principle. What qualifications do have to make a decision to establish diplomatic relations with China on the basis of the one-China principle? Is this interfering in the internal affairs of the Solomon Islands? The international community sees this clearly.

Regarding the question of US Vice President Pence's refusal to meet with the leader of Solomon, you should ask the US side. If the US really cares about Pacific island countries, it should do more practical things that are conducive to helping island countries develop their economy and improve people's livelihood, rather than wielding sanctions sticks and roughly interfering in the internal affairs of the island.

We urge the US to respect the sovereign right of other countries to independently decide on domestic and foreign affairs, abide by the one-China principle and the provisions of the three Sino-US joint communiqués, and handle Taiwan-related issues prudently and properly, so as not to seriously damage China-US relations and peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.

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Public funds travel is just a drop in the ocean

On the Taiwan authorities' "Official 'going abroad' report information network", the "Executive Yuan" and its affiliated agencies, schools, and public institutions sent to "foreign" for inspection, further study, research, internship and other activities with government funds are available for public inquiries. These statistics are limited to the Executive Yuan system, and the official business travel information of other agencies of the Taiwan authorities is not here. The reporter saw 7 official business trip reports, including "International Youth Ambassador Exchange Program", "Research on Early Warning of Meteorology and Earthquakes", "Going to the Solomon Islands to participate in the 6th Melanesian Art and Culture Festival and National Day".

Take "Going to the Solomon Islands to participate in the 6th Melanesian Art and Culture Festival and National Day" as an example. This itinerary took place from July 4 to 13, 2018. Zeng Zhiyong, director of the "Indigenous Ethnic Cultural Development Center", led 13 musical and dance troupe members to visit. Judging from the "schedule", most of the daily itineraries are roughly summarized as "Melanesian Art Festival". This itinerary only performed 12 songs in 8 days. At best, it can only be regarded as a literary and artistic exchange activity with extremely low performance intensity.However, the report exaggerated that "professional performances shocked all countries in the Melanesian region. Whether it is the content, costumes, personnel quality, and number of people, they all show the specifications of the "national-level" indigenous music and dance team. The host side has relatively improved the reception level. Through this exhibition opportunity, it will open up a new thinking on regional cultural cooperation between Taiwan and Melanesia, enhance the cultural understanding and friendship between the two sides. At the same time, through the display of the results of this trip, we can see the high development of the "my country" and the "New Southward Policy", so that Taiwan can move towards a new process in the process of international interaction."

A schedule of the Taiwan authorities' administrative agency's exchange activities in the Solomon Islands in 2018

Interestingly, the important "diplomatic diplomatic countries" that can help Taiwan "to move towards a new process of international interaction" in the report announced the "severance of diplomatic relations" on the 16th, the attitudes of Taiwan's officials and the people showed a completely different scene: the reporter interviewed Taiwanese people and found that most people did not think that this would have any negative impact on the people, after all, this country is too far apart from the lives of Taiwanese people. But the Taiwanese authorities, from Tsai Ing-wen to politicians in various institutions, can no longer sit still. Why is this?

"How much does it cost to travel for a business trip? You need to further check the information to know, but in fact, the expenses of these official expenses are just a drop in the ocean. " html On the 617th, Wang Bingzhong, chairman of the Youth Committee of the Taiwan New Party and political commentator, said in an interview with reporters that the biggest expenditure of should be the "aid plan" of various names in the Taiwan authorities over the years. includes building stadiums, etc., to the Taiwan authorities For politicians, if there is an additional "diplomatic diplomatic country", they can have many names, and there will be many names for vacation, leisure or expenditure. "These accounts are difficult to check because they will tell you that this is a 'diplomatic secret'."

As Wang Bingzhong said, on March 21 this year, Taiwan's "Foreign Affairs" Deputy Minister Xu Sijian said that Taiwan signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOU) with the Solomon Islands on March 15 to assist the other party in establishing the 2023 Pacific Sports Conference venue. It is rumored that the Institute previously hoped that Taiwan would support the construction of a sports venue, which cost about US$28 million. Regarding the content and amount of the project, Taiwan's "Ministry of Foreign Affairs" spokesman Li Xianzhang said that "based on respect for Solomon, it is not convenient to make it public."

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"What the Solomon Islands hope is not

raising pigs and bees, but modernization"

Taiwan authorities have always spared no effort to consolidate Oceania's "diplomatic countries". According to Hong Kong media, the "Pacific Aid Map (Pacific Aid) produced by the Lowy Institute of Australia Map) said that from 2011 to the end of 2017, Taiwan invested a total of US$225.23 million in Pacific island countries, with a total of 452 plans, ranking 13th among 62 donation countries and regions/international organizations; and according to the amount of donation spending, the Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands, Kiribati , Fiji and Papua New Guinea, among which the investment in the Solomon Islands exceeded 40% of the total. According to media reports, Taiwan’s largest project to aid the institute is the “ROC Support to Constituency Development (RSCD), which was promoted by Ma Ying-jeou after taking office and aims to assist the institute’s agricultural and economic development.

So after Ma Ying-jeou, in addition to various "communication activities" with clever names, what did Tsai Ing-wen bring to the Solomon Islands? The reporter found the answer in the "Annual Report on International Cooperation and Development" of Taiwan's "Ministry of Foreign Affairs" from 2016 to 2018. Taking 2018 as an example, in this report, there are four main items related to the Solomon Islands: the pig farming integration plan in the Solomon Technical Corps, the fruit and vegetable improvement plan in the Solomon Technical Corps, the beekeeping plan in the Solomon Technical Corps, and the food crop improvement plan in the Solomon Technical Corps. These plans are also included in the 2016 and 2017 reports.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Sogavare (left) and Tsai Ing-wen (right) Source: Taiwanese media

Overseas aid from the Taiwan authorities is mainly implemented through the "Fundation for International Cooperation and Development (GCC)". The "GCC" is headquartered in Taipei. According to the 2018 annual report data, the agency has 109 staff in Taiwan, and another 142 professionals are stationed overseas to carry out various development cooperation tasks.When checking the overseas aid projects in 2018 on the "National Cooperation Association" website, it was found that most of these plans were launched before Tsai Ing-wen took office. Taking the "Pig Farming Integration Plan" as an example, the plan was launched in January 2015, and the "Food Crop Improvement Plan" was launched in January 2016. Strictly speaking, it has nothing to do with Tsai Ing-wen.

In this case, Tsai Ing-wen's administration's team is constantly on business trips. Where does it spend its money? Wang Bingzhong believes that this just shows that those budgets are not used to build local infrastructure or improve people's livelihood, but to "places that cannot be said", "Taiwanese politicians usually deceive themselves, do a lot of business trips, and they look quite good at doing 'diplomatic diplomatic relations' work, and then wrote the final report saying that Taiwan's 'international status' has been improved. Now the report instantly turns into a lot of lies, and they suck their mouths. "

html On the 116th, after learning that the Solomon Islands government decided to give up Taiwan, a local "pro-Taiwan" organization released a message It was said that "Of courses of 16 pro-Taiwanese MPs, only 7 remain loyal, and all others have switched to the mainland Chinese camp." The DPP authorities hyped up the "mainland's money temptation". Taiwan's "power of the times" and "legislator" Huang Guochang earlier posted a post with the title "Farewell to Solomon, please return the money" saying, "Taiwan has no regrets for this 'diplomatic diplomatic country' and has a clear conscience. No matter how much funding has been allocated, please actively recover it."

In Wang Bingzhong's view, many politicians in Taiwan do not speak, and no one settles the accounts. Whenever there is a "diplomatic diplomatic country" and "breaking diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diploma "A gentleman breaks off diplomatic relations and does not speak badly. But Taiwan is very strange. When you have 'diplomatic diplomatic relations' with others, you can brag about anything, such as 'democratic diplomatic journey in the South Pacific', and people all 'identify with Taiwan's democracy and freedom'. Why does this money become a waste when 'severing diplomatic relations'?"

"We see that yesterday, Taiwan's so-called 'foreign minister' Wu Zhaoxie directly said at a press conference that their politicians were bribed. The reporter asked him, 'Is there any evidence?' Wu Zhaoxie pretended to be mysterious and said that the 'love resources given by the friendly countries cannot be disclosed'." Wang Bingzhong asked back, is it because Taiwan bought many politicians in Solomon? Otherwise, why would you say that? Is it true that you do this in Taiwan, so you judge a gentleman by the heart of a villain? "

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Compared to Taiwan's short-sightedness, the mainland knows better how to help third-world countries get rid of poverty

What exactly does the Solomon Islands need? According to public information, the land area of ​​this island country located in the South Pacific is 28,400 square kilometers, which is actually not much smaller than Taiwan. In addition, the country's marine exclusive economic zone reaches 1.6 million square kilometers. However, Solo Men Islands are one of the least developed countries in the world, with a human development index of 0.610. Most of the population relies on agriculture, fishing and planting to make a living, and the national economy is mainly based on planting, fishing and gold mining.

Wang Bingzhong believes that the so-called aid of the Taiwan authorities to "diplomatic diplomatic countries" is actually at the level of raising bees and raising pigs. "Now the Solomon Islands want to join the Belt and Road Initiative, they want to truly achieve change and enter modernization. Taiwan's so-called aid is to treat the symptoms but not the root cause. In contrast, the mainland’s “Belt and Road” is open. The mainland is very experienced in poverty alleviation. Now it has a complete set of concepts and systems, and knows how to help third-world countries get rid of poverty. "

" An old 'diplomacy' person in Taiwan once told me helplessly that on the international stage, the Taiwan authorities continued to compete with the mainland for 40 years after 1949, "Who is China", but in the past 20 years, they have been constantly telling the international community that 'I am not China'. "Wang Bingzhong told reporters that his positioning is in a mess, and there is no way to use any long-term plans to help others. "Now the level of the Taiwan authorities is limited to me, so I will buy you and don't 'break the diplomatic relationship', because if you 'break the diplomatic relationship', I will lose face. Tsai Ing-wen claimed to "maintain the status quo" when she ran for election that year, but later she broke her promise and led to losing the "diplomatic diplomatic state". Now she can only tear her face like a shrew to slander the mainland."

"As long as the DPP is still on the stage, Taiwan will have zero diplomatic relations sooner or later"

text | Donglu Qiurenke

This article is reprinted from the WeChat public account "Xiake Island" (ID: xiake_island), the original text was first published on September 16, 2019, with the title "[Explanation Bureau] "As long as the DPP is still on the stage, Taiwan will have zero diplomatic relations sooner or later"", which does not represent the views of the Outlook Think Tank.

Still remember that during this year's "Two Sessions", a reporter asked "Wang Guowen! Is it a small episode of Taiwan's "diplomatic diplomatic countries" this year?

. Is this a matter of follow-up?

. Taiwan's "Central News Agency" released a message on the afternoon of the 16th that Prime Minister Menassi Sogavare held a cabinet meeting on the 16th to decide to interrupt relations with Taiwan and establish diplomatic relations with mainland China.

Subsequently, the Taiwan Foreign Affairs Department held a press conference to confirm the news and said that the Taiwan authorities "severe diplomatic relations" with the Solomon Islands.

was unexpected? In the view of the island uncle in Taipei, it was not surprising at all. Tsai Ing-wen has been in power for more than three years. This is the sixth country to say goodbye to the Taiwan authorities.

Currently, the number of so-called "friendly countries" in Taiwan has dropped to 16. Taiwan's old man Are the people very angry? A friend in Taipei's statement is very representative.

He told Uncle Dao bluntly that if the DPP authorities continue to do so, they will continue to lose their existing "diplomatic relations" and may fall into a situation of "zero diplomatic relations". because Tsai Ing-wen is the best assist.

This is a bit interesting.

1. is finished, it's too late

The head of the Taiwan Foreign Affairs Department held a press conference at 18:30 on the 16th, announcing that Taiwan and the Solomon Islands will "break off diplomatic relations" from now on. Wu Zhaoxie, the head of the Taiwan Foreign Affairs Department, wanted to "severe diplomatic relations" from now on. Please ask the Solomon Islands to evacuate immediately.

seems proactive, but actually passive. It seems very tough, but it is actually very angry. The news that the Solomon Islands intend to "break diplomatic relations" with the Taiwan authorities has been circulating since the beginning of this year and has long been "new" news.

has been more informative recently and there are many traces to follow. On the 11th, Sogavare was revealed to have said in an interview that "the relationship with Taiwan is useless to us"; on the 13th, he convened a meeting to listen to the assessment report of the cross-party group on diplomatic relations.

tried all his strength in this regard, trying to save it. On the one hand, the Taiwan foreign affairs department "intimidated" that "if diplomacy is turned for the sake of interests, non-democratic countries are happy to see it", and on the other hand, he "buyed" He said, "I hope to continue to consolidate the 'faith friendship' by means of cooperation that can benefit the people of 'friendly countries'." To show sincerity, the foreign minister of the Institute visited Taiwan and came up with a "new aid plan" for the Solomon Islands.

Unfortunately it was too late.

The Island Sun of the Solomon Islands broke the news on social media on the 16th that "The Government of the Institute is preparing to expel Taiwan's 'ambassador' Liao Wenzhe" and said, "Liu Wenzhe interfered in the internal affairs of the Solomon Islands." then made a real impact, officially breaking off diplomatic relations.

Screenshot of the Island Sun, reported that local lawmakers had previously received information, showing that "if they turn to support Taiwan, each person will receive an additional $1 million."

After Sao Tome and Principe, Panama, Dominican, Burkina Faso and El Salvador, the Solomon Islands also left Taiwan. Today, Taiwan’s “diplomatic diplomatic countries” can be counted by just using their fingers and toes, which is more than enough.

actually doesn’t have to worry about it, and Taiwanese media have already counted it for us one by one. They are:

Vatican , APAC Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru , Palau , Tuvalu , Swaziland, Africa, Latin America and Belize , Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras , Nicaragua , Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Grenadine.

2. is not surprising

Although expected, Uncle Dao still feels that there are two points in time to pay attention to.

First, The Australian revealed that the cross-party group of the People's Republic of China recommended that the government cut off relations with Taiwan before the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1, and invited China to establish a diplomatic mission in Honiara, the capital of the People's Republic of China to cooperate with the celebration.

Second, the cabinet of hopes to make a decision before Prime Minister Sogavare goes to New York, USA to attend the UN General Assembly on the 21st. What does

mean? The influence of the mainland has long been different from the past, and the one-China principle has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people internationally. It can be predicted that "There is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory." This sentence will soon appear in the joint communiqué of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Institute of Technology.

public opinion is the best proof. It is reported that the Solomon Islands ruling party Democratic Progressive Governance Alliance held a special core meeting on the 16th to vote on whether to establish diplomatic relations with the mainland. 27 of the 33 people attended the meeting supported the establishment of diplomatic relations with the mainland, 6 abstained, and 0 supported "maintaining diplomatic relations" with Taiwan.

China is already the world's second largest economy. It conforms to international consensus and has many opportunities. Why not do it?

Solomon Congress (Source: Central News Agency)

Interestingly, this vote was made under the situation where Taiwan looked for foreign aid and the United States pulled the straits. Last year, the US Congress and the executive authorities repeatedly spoke out, warning that those countries that broke off diplomatic relations with Taiwan might lose their aid to Washington and even be subject to US sanctions.

Online media revealed that the Taiwan authorities have also asked the US side to speak out this time. As a result, what should come will come. In a climate where the one-China principle has become an international consensus, it is useless for anyone to go against the trend.

The people on the island have long been immune to this. Why? It's no wonder.

Uncle’s friend on the island lamented that as long as the DPP is still on the stage, Taiwan will sooner or later fall into a state of “zero diplomatic relations”. Because Tsai Ing-wen is the best assist. The logic of is very simple. Cross-strait relations are not good, and they are constantly using foreign powers to respect foreign powers and secretly "independent" actions, which naturally strengthens the determination to unify the mainland and the international one-China pattern.

3. "will develop"

As expected, this time the Taiwan authorities created public opinion again and used "financial aid" to make a statement. To describe normal cooperation as a temptation to pass the blame is the specialty of some politicians and media on the island. Using financial aid to win over "diplomatic diplomatic relations" was the special feature of the wealthy Taiwan authorities back then.

The fact that the Taiwan authorities really want to hide is the domino utility.

Solomon Islands is an island country in the South Pacific, located in the southwest of the Pacific Ocean, belonging to the Melanesian Islands . The South Pacific is a key place for the Taiwan authorities to maintain "diplomatic diplomatic relations" and is located on the strategic impetus of the Maritime Silk Road.

The Solomon Islands have more than 990 islands, with a land area of ​​28,400 square kilometers and a population of 640,000, making them one of the least developed countries in the world. The above picture shows its tourism promotional picture

The Taiwan authorities are nervous. First, they are afraid that "diplomatic diplomacy" will continue to be lost, and the "diplomatic" achievements cannot be explained. Second, they are afraid that the "new southward policy" will lose its foothold and become a completely difficult policy.

The problem is, why are Ma Ying-jeou in Taiwan safe for eight years? This situation is not only determined by the international climate, but also caused by the microclimate on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Cross-strait relations have reached a freezing point, and the Tsai Ing-wen administration should reflect on itself. If

does not think about improvement, denies the "1992 Consensus", and repeatedly uses mainland factors as an excuse for failure in foreign relations, similar situations may occur again and again in the future.

Wu Zhaoxie expressed his political responsibility. This guy is very green, but I say that it is indeed unfair to ask him to take full responsibility. Everyone knows exactly where the crux of the problem lies.

Regarding the possibility of "breaking diplomatic relations" with Taiwan, Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman Ma Xiaoguang, said at a regular press conference on September 11 that conforms to the trend of the era of China is the choice of most countries. Currently we have established and maintained diplomatic relations with 178 countries, and this trend will continue to develop.

increases and decreases, which is the best interpretation. The four words "can develop" are fascinating.

Recently, the "diplomatic diplomatic relations" between the Taiwan authorities and Haiti have also been rumored to have changed.The ICAO will hold its 40th Congress in Montreal on September 24, and the Taiwan authorities were once again turned away.

Chinese Kuomintang "general election" candidate Han Kuo-yu recently said that when the DPP comes to power, everything is very bad in Taiwan. I hope the people will keep their eyes open and re-examine the DPP in 2020.

As Taiwan media said, can only open up Taiwan’s "international space" by handling cross-strait mutual trust first. If the Tsai administration is still obsessed with it, more "diplomatic crises" will follow.

From the WHO to the ICAO, from Saint-Prussian to Solomon, so many golden needles just can't help those who are "independent"?

is urgent.

Tourism promotional map released by the Solomon Islands

column editor: Tao Feng Text editor: Lu Xiaochuan Title picture source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs website Photo editor: Cao Liyuan