In addition to Nauru, the Taiwan authorities have changed the sky in another "country with diplomatic relations," and Qiu Yi has hit the nail on the head to point out the "Taiwan independence" dilemma. After Nauru, which "friendly country" will the Taiwan authorities lose? What is the situation of the "Taiwan independence" dilemma mentioned by Qiu Yi?
Recently, after the election on the island ended, Lai Qingde successfully took office, and before the DPP had time to rejoice, it received bad news: The Nauru government officially announced that it had "severed diplomatic relations" with the Taiwan authorities and had instead established diplomatic relations with the mainland. Lai Qingde was elected on January 13, and Nauru announced the "severance of diplomatic relations" on January 15, just two days apart.
You must know that for a sovereign country like Nauru, whether it is to "establish diplomatic relations" or "sever diplomatic relations," it needs to be carefully considered, that is to say, Nauru has long thought about "severing diplomatic relations" with the Taiwan authorities, and the reason why it waits until the election results on the island are announced is to give the DPP a blow to the head.
Interestingly, after Nauru announced the "severance of diplomatic relations", another Pacific island country recently reported that after the country's general election, it may also "cut off" with the Taiwan authorities and establish diplomatic relations with Chinese mainland instead. There is no doubt that for the DPP authorities, such news will inevitably come too suddenly, and it will have a very important impact on their ruling power on the island.
You must know that since the loss of Nauru, a "friendly country," there are only 12 "friendly countries" left by the Taiwan authorities, and the new Guatemalan president said before taking office that he wanted to strengthen exchanges with the mainland, and the subtext was to "sever diplomatic relations" with the Taiwan authorities. Now, Tuvalu is also signaling that it wants to "sever diplomatic relations". This also fully shows that after the DPP is successfully re-elected, it is likely to face a "tide of severing diplomatic relations" and the so-called "international influence" of the Taiwan region will be completely eliminated.
According to the analysis, Nauru, Tuvalu, and other sovereign countries have successively shown an attitude toward Taiwan, which is actually a manifestation of the unpopular "Taiwan independence" line. It proves that more and more countries truly recognize the importance of recognizing and abiding by the one-China principle. Previously, the DPP authorities often paved the way with money and engaged in so-called "gold-yuan diplomacy" in their dealings with these countries. Spending money to buy allies is "taken for granted" in the eyes of the DPP, but it ignores the huge disparity in power between the Taiwan region and the mainland.
In particular, after the successful election of Democratic Progressive Party candidate Lai Ching-te, there has been a large outflow of foreign capital from the island, which fully shows that everyone knows that the coming to power of "Taiwan independence" is very likely to lead to tension in the Taiwan Strait and is generally pessimistic about the economic prospects of the Taiwan region. Under such circumstances, it has become inevitable that the island will face a serious economic crisis in the economic downturn. In addition, with the advent of the "tide of severing diplomatic relations," the so-called "friendly countries" are becoming fewer and fewer, and the export of products on the island has become more difficult.
In this regard, Qiu Yi, a well-known scholar on the island, made it clear that in the past few months, he had predicted that the "tide of severing diplomatic relations" was likely to come, and that there would only be more and more "friendly countries" that "broke off diplomatic relations" with the DPP authorities.
Qiu Yi also hit the nail on the head when he pointed out that under the dual pressure of diplomacy and economics, the DPP authorities may not need to face military pressure and will collapse on their own, and cross-strait reunification will be just around the corner. It can be seen from Qiu Yi's remarks that the predicament facing the DPP authorities fully shows that the "Taiwan independence" line is unpopular.
It can be seen from Lai Qingde's recent call to the mainland for dialogue and exchanges, and the rumor that the ban on people on the island going to the mainland for sightseeing will be lifted and the daily limit on the number of people going to the mainland will be lifted, and it can be seen that the DPP has also realized that if the island's economy wants to sustain itself, it has to rely on the mainland. However, Lai Qingde and others must make it clear that recognizing the one-China principle and the "consensus of '92" is the basis for cross-strait dialogue. Otherwise, the "Taiwan independence" elements on the island will have no choice but to wait for trial!