Source: World Wide Web
Taiwan's "ETtoday News Cloud" quoted the British "Financial Times" on the 1st as saying that the United States and the United Kingdom held high-level talks for the first time on the "Beijing threat to Taiwan" to discuss how to work closely together to reduce the possibility of war with the mainland for Taiwan and explore countermeasures. A British official claimed that this was the "highest level" and "most important" discussion of Taiwan in britain and the United States so far. In this regard, some netizens on the island criticized the United States for "fearing that the world will not be chaotic, and fanning the flames everywhere", and some people have asked Britain and the United States to manage themselves, "Taiwan, you don't have to worry about it."
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According to the report, three people familiar with the matter revealed that the talks took place during the "Indo-Pacific Strategic Conference" in early March, and the United States hoped to strengthen cooperation with European allies such as the United Kingdom and make countries aware of the so-called "Increasingly Tough Attitude of Beijing towards Taiwan" in the eyes of the United States.
The report quoted one of the people familiar with the matter as saying that the talks covered a wide range of issues, including what other "diplomatic" activities Britain and Taiwan can carry out; how to strengthen deterrence in Asia; and what role Britain will play if the United States is at war with Chinese mainland over the Taiwan issue. The Biden administration also provided allies with Taiwan intelligence that used to be classified as "NOFORN," which is prohibited from being shared with any foreign official, the person said.
The ETtoday News Cloud quoted the Financial Times as reporting that the White House did not respond to the talks, and a British government spokesman also said, "We never comment on private meetings".
After the news reached the island, it quickly caused discussion among netizens.
Some people have bluntly rebuked the United States for "fearing that the world will not be chaotic, fanning the flames everywhere, stirring up trouble, and selling weapons to make a lot of money!" Some people also say that "the United States wants to fight all day long," and some people ask Britain and the United States to "take care of themselves" and "Taiwan, you don't have to worry about it."
Some netizens questioned, "On what grounds does Britain and the United States interfere in Taiwan?" Britain and the United States will finish engaging in Afghanistan and then Ukraine, and Ukraine has not finished it, but is it already engaged in Taiwan?"
Some netizens also believe that "the United States deliberately revealed such words to make Taiwan's idiots have expectations for the United States." ”
In recent days, senior US officials have frequently used the situation in Ukraine to hype up the so-called "military threat" from the mainland to Taiwan, claiming that if the mainland "attacks Taiwan by force," the United States and the international community will intervene and impose sanctions on China. Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said on April 13 that there is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is a part of China. The Taiwan issue is China's internal affair and brooks no foreign interference. We advise relevant officials of the US Government to first clarify the basic facts of the Taiwan issue involving China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, to make clear the serious commitment of the US Government not to support "Taiwan independence," and to clarify the provisions of the three Sino-US joint communiques. Some people in the United States have miscalculated their attempts to play the "Taiwan card" and "use Taiwan to control China." If you continue to play with fire, you will inevitably "play with fire and self-immolate".