China News Network, August 6 (Reporter Meng Xiangjun) Xiao Meiqin, who was named by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, who is also a person? A taiwanese politician and representative of the "Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States".
Xiao Meiqin was willing to serve as a pawn of the external anti-China forces. Recently, it was precisely his collusion that pushed US House speaker Pelosi to visit Taiwan, further exacerbating tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
As a stubborn "Taiwan independence" element, what else has she done?
Source: Xiao Meiqin.
【At the mercy of others, work hard to instigate】
Time back to July 20th. According to Taiwan's "China Times," Pelosi's side questioned Xiao Meiqin, the so-called "representative of Taiwan in the United States," on the same day: Why is there news that the Taiwan side is inclined to withdraw the invitation? Pelosi needs to know the "facts."
Pelosi's insistence on going her own way will cause an uproar that could lead to a situation no less than the 1996 Taiwan Strait crisis. However, Xiao Meiqin claimed that the DPP authorities did not "withdraw the invitation" and may have "a gap in information transmission", such as Pelosi's assessment that early August is the best time to visit, and the Taiwan authorities "of course welcome it".
Knowing that politics has been kidnapped by selfish interests, but continuing to thread the needle, Xiao Meiqin is an accomplice in harming cross-strait relations.
【"Underground Ambassador", Self-Respecting by Foreigners】
Taiwan's "Zhongshi News Network" published an article mockingly saying that when Pelosi saw Xiao Meiqin, he might as well say to her: "Congratulations to the underground ambassador, He Xi underground ambassador." Arrange pelosi to step on the red line, I don't know how much the DPP authorities have spent?
Why was Xiao Meiqin ridiculed as an "underground ambassador"? She can only blame herself for this.
In 2020, when then-U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Klatch visited Taiwan, Ms. Hsiao was busy changing her social media account title to "Taiwan Ambassador to the US." However, U.S. officials never recognized the self-styled name.
Taiwan cannot have a so-called "embassy in the United States," and where did the "ambassador" come from? According to Taiwan's "General Rules for the Organization of Overseas Organizations," Taiwan and the United States do not have diplomatic relations, and Xiao Meiqin is at most a representative of the "Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States."
Li Dazhong, director of the International Affairs Department of the Chinese Kuomintang, pointed out that Xiao Meiqin could only hijack herself online without the consent of the US side, "This is not self-deception, what is self-deception?" Taiwanese netizens also used three words to describe Xiao Meiqin: "self-respecting by foreign countries, crowning monkeys, and being incorruptible and shameful."
In the face of public opinion, Xiao Meiqin had to "apologize" and admit that the title she changed was "not a title currently recognized by the US official."
Xiao Meiqin appeared outside the scene of THE inauguration of US President Biden. Image source: Xiao Meiqin's "Facebook" account
In addition, in January 2021, when US President Biden took office, Taiwan's "representative office in the United States" claimed that Xiao Meiqin was invited to attend Biden's inauguration ceremony. In fact, the tickets were obtained from Pelosi in advance through Gehrat, a political lobbyist hired by the former Democratic leader of the US House of Representatives and hired by the DPP authorities.
Xiao Meiqin, who "rubbed the red carpet", sat in the outer lawn area, not a real "guest of honor", and her identity was extremely embarrassing, so she was ridiculed for "buying a scalper ticket".
[Stubborn "Taiwan Independence" Has a Long History]
Born in Japan in 1971 to an American mother and a Taiwanese father, Xiao Meiqin moved to the United States with her parents after graduating from junior high school and has been passionate about politics since childhood. Some people describe it as "everything about Xiao Meiqin is politics."
After coming into contact with some veteran "Taiwan independence" elements, her "Taiwan independence" ideology gradually took root. When she was still studying at Columbia University in the United States, she founded the so-called "Taiwan Forum" and entered politics at the invitation of Annette Lu in 1991. After graduating with a master's degree, her first job was as ceo of the "representative office of the Democratic Progressive Party in the United States."
In 1996, Xiao Meiqin returned to Taiwan and ushered in a period of career rise, during which one person had to be mentioned was Chen Shui-bian.
In 1999, Xiao Meiqin was recruited into chen shui-bian's campaign headquarters and served as the director of the "International Affairs Department" and the deputy head of the Youth Election Aid Group. Subsequently, she became a consultant in Chen Shui-bian's office and became Chen Shui-bian's English secretary and personal translator.
However, after this, Xiao Meiqin fell into a scandal with Chen Shui-bian, and the city was full of storms, and had to resign in 2001.
In January 2002, Xiao Meiqin renounced her American citizenship and later joined the Taiwan-Japan political elite, which was composed of "legislators" from the Democratic Progressive Party, and gradually became friends with Tsai Ing-wen.
In June 2020, Tsai Ing-wen appointed Xiao Meiqin as Taiwan's "representative to the United States", and together with Wu Zhaoxie, head of Taiwan's foreign affairs department, and Xu Sijian, deputy secretary general of the Security Committee, formed the so-called "iron triangle of work with the United States".
[Too many crimes, too numerous to count]
"American ancestry has helped her tremendously," commentators have pointed out, adding that Ms. Xiao's "half-American" status has given her extensive connections and political resources in Washington.
After becoming Taiwan's "representative to the United States," she intensified her efforts, calling herself a "war cat," and even wore a mask printed with the American flag and her own pet cat, playing the role of a clown conspiring with the United States.
On July 19, EASTERN TIME, the US House of Representatives "China Working Group" roundtable was held, from left are the US House of Representatives Republican Leader McCarthy, Xiao Meiqin, and the chairman of the "China Working Group" McCall. Image source: Taiwan's Lianhe Pao reporter Zhang Wenxin
What exactly did Xiao Meiqin do? His crimes of undermining cross-strait relations and Sino-US relations are enough to make a long list. ↓↓
The first charge is to collude with US politicians.
Xiao Meiqin's public relations and lobbying of the top level of the US government and congressmen to go to Taiwan, such as former US Secretary of State Pompeo, who was sanctioned by China in 2021, met with Xiao Meiqin and said that the restrictions on US-Taiwan exchanges would be lifted. Pompeo has repeatedly made erroneous remarks on the Taiwan issue, which seriously violates the one-China principle and the three Sino-US joint communiques, but Xiao Meiqin is looking forward to arranging for her "visit to Taiwan."
At the invitation of Xiao Meiqin, former US Deputy Secretary of State Krach, who was also sanctioned by the Chinese side, and former US Health and Human Services Secretary Aza also went to the stage.
Xiao Meiqin also swung into the US State Department building to meet with Acting Asia-Pacific Assistant Secretary Jin Cheng; He met behind closed doors with Cooper, assistant secretary of state for politics and military affairs at the U.S. Department of State, and touched each other's arms to show "close cooperation."
The second crime is to promote arms sales to Taiwan.
Just on July 15, the U.S. State Department approved the "Zero Accessories Procurement and Technical Assistance Case" for sale, amounting to about $108 million. This is the fifth time that US President Biden has sold arms to Taiwan since taking office.
According to previous reports, whether it is the US side selling 66 F-16 fighters to Taiwan, or seeking to buy the "coastal defense cruise missile system" and intelligent mines, it is indispensable for Xiao Meiqin to jump up and down.
In addition, xiao Meiqin also appeared in the "China Working Group" round table of Republican members of the US House of Representatives recently. At the meeting, when talking about the United States speeding up arms sales to Taiwan and inviting Taiwan to participate in military exercises, Xiao Meiqin expressed her gratitude.
Netizens on the island sneered: "Tell you to pay the protection fee, and still feel cool over there."
The third charge is to work hard to seek "independence."
Xiao Meiqin vigorously advocated striving for the so-called "international space" for the Taiwan region and imagined that Taiwan would join the United Nations and the World Health Organization as an "independent country."
Since 2009, The Taiwan region has participated in the World Health Assembly (WHA) as an "observer" in the name of "Chinese Taipei". After the DPP came to power again in 2016, it denied the "1992 Consensus" and did not recognize that both sides of the strait belonged to one China, and the Taiwan region did not receive an invitation letter since the following year.
Siu Mei-chin and others worked hard to get Taiwan to "expand opportunities for international participation." The Chinese side stresses that the participation of the Taiwan region in international organizations must be handled in accordance with the "one-China principle", and the Chinese side clearly opposes the participation of the Taiwan region in the 2022 World Health Assembly.
In accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and Resolution 2578, WHO cannot bypass the Chinese mainland and invite the Taiwan region directly.
Guilt four: creating a cross-strait confrontation.
Xiao Meiqin has deliberately distorted and borrowed topics to play on many occasions to create an atmosphere of confrontation between the two sides of the strait.
In March, she published an article in the Washington Post titled "Ukraine's Implications for Taiwan: We Must Fight Authoritarianism," throwing out fallacies and slandering Chinese mainland.
In July, Xiao Meiqin led a delegation to participate in the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Lithuania and the United States. As we all know, since the ruling coalition of Lithuania came to power at the end of 2020, it has been willing to be a "pawn" of the United States and the West, promoting the development of relations with the Taiwan region, while relations with the mainland have deteriorated.
As relations between Lithuania and the DPP authorities heated up, Xiao Meiqin and other Taiwan officials visited Lithuania one after another. Lithuania recklessly allowed the Taiwan authorities to set up a "representative office" in the name of "Taiwan" and planned to set up an "economic and trade office" in Taiwan.
The Chinese side has acted decisively to downgrade diplomatic relations between neutral two countries to the level of chargé d'affaires and to initiate economic countermeasures.
The fifth charge of crime contributed to the entry of "Lai Pig" into Taiwan.
Not only in cross-strait relations, but also on the issue of people's livelihood on the island, Xiao Meiqin was also criticized as "shameful."
U.S. pork containing ractopamine (clenbuterol) is called "Ly pig" by all walks of life in Taiwan, while U.S. beef over 30 months old was once rejected by Taiwan because of the risk of "mad cow disease".
But in August 2020, the DPP authorities abruptly announced the expansion of opening up and imports of "Lai pigs" and U.S. beef over the age of 30. As soon as the news came out, the complaints on the island boiled over, and a poll by Taiwan's United News Network showed that more than 90% of the netizens on the island said that they "resolutely do not buy or eat" beautiful pigs and beautiful cows.
Xiao Meiqin not only completely disregarded the interests of pig farmers on the island and the health and well-being of the people, but also demanded that a vote be cast against the "anti-Lai pig referendum". Because she was worried that the anti-"Lai Pig" would affect Taiwan-US trade, she was criticized for "selling the health of the people for political benefits, shameless!" ”
[Betraying national interests will be liquidated by history]
An article published by the People's Daily on August 4 made it clear that the mainland will further intensify the pursuit of responsibility for "Taiwan independence" diehards, changing from general punishment to criminal accountability.
The mainland may, on the basis of the Criminal Law and the Criminal Procedure Law, pursue the criminal responsibility of the "Taiwan independence" diehards on the list, and through bilateral or multilateral international criminal justice assistance mechanisms, arrest and bring the "Taiwan independence" diehards to justice, and they will be valid for life. Even if some people are temporarily unable to be arrested, they can be tried in absentia, convicted and sentenced in accordance with law.
On the same day, Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, listed a series of anti-China remarks and deeds by Xiao Meiqin, sternly denounced her for frequently spreading remarks on plotting "independence," vigorously instigating US politicians to go to Taiwan, wantonly promoting purchases from the US military, instigating the concoction of negative Taiwan-related bills, openly provoking the one-China principle, and seriously undermining cross-strait relations.
Ma Xiaoguang stressed: In order to seek political self-interest, Xiao Meiqin did not hesitate to act as a pawn, harm the fundamental interests of the Chinese nation, and push the Taiwan compatriots into the dangerous abyss. Anyone who betrays national interests and engages in "Taiwan independence" splittism will never end well and will certainly be liquidated by history. (End)