European countries have repeatedly provoked on the Taiwan issue and blackmailed both sides in the Taiwan Strait to form a domino effect. After Lithuania, Slovenia jumped out to point fingers at the Taiwan issue. The Prime Minister of Slovenia has made a public statement to follow Lithuania's example by establishing a so-called "Taiwan representative office" in Slovenia. This is not the first time that Slovenia has made a big fuss about the Taiwan issue, as early as the beginning of this century, it has secretly communicated with the mainland's Taiwan Island and hooked up. On some important international occasions, Slovenia has always acted as a spoiler in an attempt to muddy the cross-strait issues and even internationalize China's internal affairs. As everyone knows, the lithuanian who tried to take chestnuts in the fire has already set himself on fire and suffered the consequences. Slovenia wants to take advantage of the muddy waters to fish, I am afraid it is not so easy. What the specific situation is, I will tell you slowly.
The history of collusion between the island of Taiwan and Slovenia
Slovenia is a small country in Central Europe, bordering Italy, Austria, Croatia and Hungary. The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was established in 1929 and became a constituent republic of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia in 1945. In 1991, slovenia declared its independence as the world pattern changed dramatically. In 2001, Slovenia joined NATO and the European Union. It is a traditional Catholic country, and the Vatican is very strong in radiation here. Shortly after Slovenia's independence, China recognized the country. On May 12, 1992, the two countries signed the Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations, establishing diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level. Slovenia, however, was not firm in its position, and as early as early 1991 it had secretly sent foreign agents to the mainland island of Taiwan to plot future relations with each other.
The symbol of Slovenia
The 1990s were a turbulent and turbulent time in the international political arena. Many members of the former Soviet Union changed their positions very thoroughly after independence. In December 1991, Dragon, adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, secretly traveled to the island of Taiwan. In June 1992, a month after china formally established diplomatic relations with Slovenia, Slovenian Minister of Science and Technology Tončić visited Taipei. There has long been a force in Slovenia that has secretly colluded with Taiwan and exploited each other. In May 1998, the Slovenian Parliament sent a delegation to Taipei to meet Lee Teng-hui. In October 1998, institutions on the island of Taiwan also successfully held a celebratory reception in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, and the province of Taiwan left a seed of chaos in Slovenia.
The capital of Slovenia
Slovenia's economic development was very good, and its domestic PER capita GDP reached 17,000 US dollars at the beginning of this century, surpassing South Korea and Israel at that time, becoming the only developed country among the Slavic countries of the same period. Economically, collusion between Slovenia and the island of Taiwan is also becoming apparent. In August 2000, Slovenian Economy Minister Sa Guoxian went to Taipei, and the collusion between the two sides deepened. In 2011, former Slovenian Prime Minister Jan Sha and his wife traveled to Taipei to meet with then-Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou and head of the foreign affairs department, Yang Jintian. This was the highest-level interaction between the two sides, but because Ma Ying-jeou played a positive role in cross-strait relations at that time, the mainland did not have any objections. During their trip, Mr. and Mrs. Yangsha not only visited a number of government facilities, but also visited a number of scientific and technological groups, including Taiwan's TSMC and the Sun Yat-sen Institute of Sciences. It is worth mentioning that the former Prime Minister Janša is the current Prime Minister of Slovenia, who became Prime Minister for the third time in 2020 and constantly fanned the flames and ulterior motives on the Taiwan issue.
Prime Minister of Slovenia Janša
Slovenia and Taiwan Province have long maintained a sneaky interaction under the countertop, always playing the edge ball, never daring to really touch the mainland's red line. There is also no official link between the two sides, and the foreign affairs work of Taiwan Province against Slovenia is still the responsibility of the Austrian institution, and there has been no major wave. What really made Slovenia tear off its disguise and start to openly stir up trouble between the Taiwan Straits was after the Lithuanian incident. The biggest difference between Slovenia and Lithuania is that Slovenia is a developed country, and its actions are not purely for money. Compared with Lithuania, which wants to manipulate the Taiwan issue to blackmail both sides of the Taiwan Strait, it has received a large number of orders from Taiwan. Slovenia's move is more like selling its reputation and fishing for reputation, in order to join a petition handed over by the "anti-China" group in the United States.
Lithuania blackmails both sides of the strait
Slovenia's behind-the-scenes interference in the Taiwan Strait
In September 2021, Slovenian Prime Minister Jansa sent a letter to the EU27 leaders highlighting China's dissatisfaction with the recall of the ambassador over Lithuania's intervention in Taiwan. In his letter, Jansa made it clear:
"While respecting the long-standing 'one-China' policy, it is undeniable that the island of Taiwan remains an important partner of the EU. Lithuania, like all EU member states, is a sovereign State with full right to develop relations with the island of Taiwan. We must be more proactive and resolute in our solidarity with Lithuania. We must show China that we stand with each other and that we will not let China threaten any of us. ”
From this document, we can see that Slovenia's intervention in the Taiwan Strait is more like an attempt to support Lithuania and find the field. At the same time, they must also use this incident as a banner of call to unite the political forces in European countries that want to play the "anti-China card".
European Union
It is also worth noting that from Lithuania to Slovenia are typical Catholic countries, and it is not surprising that they will stand together. The island still maintains contact with the Vatican, the center of international Catholicism, and the former deputy leader of Taiwan, Chen Jianren, is not only a devout Catholic, but also traveled to the Vatican to meet the pope. Solidarity under the banner of religion is a historical scene that has appeared many times in European history. It remains to be seen how much of the Catholic factors affect today's chain events, but other European Catholic countries do deserve our attention. Unfortunately, the continent lacks a strong vocal outlet in Europe today. In the western context of the platform of public opinion, the image of the mainland is distorted, while the mercenary countries of Lithuania have few people exposing its true face, which is the double standard of the Western media.
Lithuania and Slovenia are both Catholic countries
Lithuania, after setting up the so-called "Taiwan Representative Office", immediately threatened the province of Taiwan to buy 20,400 bottles of rum. Taiwan has also added $200 million in aid funds to support lithuanian businesses. Subsequently, Taiwan sprinkled a billion dollars to engulf Lithuania. It can be seen that Lithuania's manipulation of the Taiwan issue is, to put it bluntly, extorting Taiwan in disguise and seeking huge economic benefits. However, Slovenia's intentions are noticeably deeper. What it wants is not economic gain but political correctness. The main reason why Slovenia was able to achieve a rapid economic leap after the Cold War was the support of Western countries, and the early support of France and Italy for Slovenia was the basis for Slovenia's development. When the wave of "anti-China" in the international field arose, Slovenia drew the wrong conclusion from its historical experience and blindly stood with the West regardless of right and wrong, good or evil, which was also a special mentality of small countries.
Slovenia has a good economic development
Slovenia's daring to blatantly cause trouble on the mainland's core issues is mainly due to its trade relations with the mainland. The total amount of trade between China and Slovenia is not large, but the total value of Chinese goods exported to Slovenia is much greater than the total value of Slovenia's exports to China. From January to August 2021, the total value of Chinese exports to Slovenia reached US$3 billion. The total value of Chinese imports from Slovenia during the same period was US$420 million, and this trade status quo may be the basis for Slovenia to dare to challenge the red line of Chinese mainland. Today, Slovenian Prime Minister Jansa has publicly declared that he wants to emulate Lithuania in establishing a so-called "representative office" to enhance relations with Taiwan. Yang Sha's own "Taiwan complex" is very heavy; in 1998, yang Sha, who was still a member of the National Assembly, once came to Taiwan with a delegation to meet Lee Teng-hui, and after leaving office for the first time, he visited Taipei with his wife. His establishment of a "representative office" should not be a casual rhetoric and intimidation, and it is possible that it will actually be put into practice. This also shows that The island of Taiwan still has influence behind many politicians in the European region, and every year Taiwan spends a large amount of budget to stir up trouble in Europe and stir up trouble. There should be many european politicians such as Jansa.
Great views of Slovenia
In the face of the increasingly complicated international situation, we should show a high degree of vigilance and positive countermeasures, and we must not allow these European countries to repeatedly manipulate the Taiwan card, and we must also beware of their "internationalization" of the Taiwan issue. Whether it is to grab economic benefits from the chaos in the Taiwan Strait, or to gain political benefits under the overall pattern of the Sino-US game. We should all send a clear signal to them that the Taiwan issue will absolutely not allow anyone to get involved. There is a line in the old movie "No Thief in the World": "Smelling is the smell of meat, and eating it in the mouth is poison." "Only by letting external forces really understand that acting recklessly on the Taiwan issue may be rewarded in the short term, but in the long run it is bound to pay a painful price." Let them realize the heaviness of the price, so that those who are deep in the mud foot suddenly wake up, and the first rat at both ends of the cliff. This is a palliative measure to avoid the internationalization of the Taiwan Strait issue, and the real fundamental is to resolve the Taiwan issue as soon as possible, so that external forces large and small will no longer have the basis for exerting their strength.
Lithuania has suffered its own evil consequences, and Slovenia wants to restrain the horse from the precipice
All in all, Slovenia wants to take advantage of the heating up of the Taiwan Strait issue to fish in the waters and ask the United States for credit. For a long time, these European countries have been stepping on two boats, claiming on the one hand to respect the one-China principle and on the other hand to regard Taiwan Province as an important trading partner. These countries have long been in the process of tightrope walking, but now they are left with less and less room for ambiguity and flickering. "There is only one China in the world" is our core bottom line, and there is absolutely no room for bargaining. The emergence of this incident also reminds us that the Taiwan issue really cannot be dragged on indefinitely. Otherwise, there was Lithuania yesterday, Slovenia today, and countless unknown countries that might suddenly jump out and point fingers at the Taiwan issue tomorrow. The mainland has been in a passive state for a long time and has not been able to grasp the initiative at all. The longer the Taiwan issue drags on, the more trouble the mainland may face and the greater the cost. How the situation in the Taiwan Strait develops in the future will be something we will see.