To do big business with Chinese mainland or to do small business with Taiwan, the New Zealand Prime Minister has a choice, and in the face of Xiao Meiqin's wooing, New Zealand is still unmoved.
Hsiao Meiqin wooed New Zealand politicians to support "Taiwan independence."
Recently, at the critical moment of the inauguration of DPP leader Lai Ching-te, his deputy, Hsiao Mei-qin, the newly elected deputy leader of the Taiwan region, is intensively preparing for the "anti-mainland" issue, so that Lai Ching-te's inauguration will attract the attention of more countries.
New Zealand is one of the countries that Xiao Meiqin picked.
It has been learned that New Zealand parliamentarians visited Taiwan and met with Hsiao Mei-qin, during which Hsiao Mei-qin put forward two points for "maintaining peace in the Taiwan Strait."
The first is to enhance its own defense capabilities, and the second is to strengthen cooperation with the international community.
This is consistent with Lai Qingde's statement in public, revealing the mentality of "seeking independence".
[Taiwan's new second-in-command Xiao Meiqin]
In order to seek the support of New Zealand, Hsiao Meiqin and New Zealand parliamentarians falsely claimed that "Taiwan is the origin of the Austronesian language family, and Taiwan and New Zealand have far-reaching common roots in cultural history." ”
It is an indisputable fact that both sides of the strait belong to the Chinese nation, and I never thought that in order to deny that both sides of the strait belong to the Chinese nation, Xiao Meiqin would go so far as to "indiscriminately recognize her ancestors."
However, no matter what Hsiao Mei-qin says or Lai Ching-te does, the mainland's determination to reunify Taiwan will not change, and the difference lies in the way and at what time it will be reunified.
The end of "Taiwan independence" is that there will never be peace in the Taiwan Strait, and war may come soon, not to mention Taiwan's economic prosperity.
The Prime Minister of New Zealand turned his head to China and assured him
Fortunately, although Xiao Meiqin couldn't understand this, New Zealand understood it and turned around to make a guarantee to China.
According to global network news, New Zealand Prime Minister Rakson, who has just concluded a state visit to three Southeast Asian countries, made a firm statement when mentioning the possibility of strengthening trade ties with Taiwan.
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He said that he hopes to strengthen trade ties with the Taiwan region, but out of consideration for the "one-China" policy, he will not make any visits to the Taiwan region during his term of office.
It is very important that New Zealand adheres to the one-China policy and has pursued it for a long time.
Here's the thing, New Zealand has previously opened up the import of Taiwanese pineapples, and at the moment when there is a surplus of pineapples in Taiwan, New Zealand's move has solved the urgent needs of the Taiwan authorities, but the Taiwan authorities interpret this signal as New Zealand's "support for Taiwan."
But in fact, because New Zealand's trade goals in the past 10 years have focused on the Asian region, the New Zealand Prime Minister's successive visits to the three countries are also for economic and trade purposes.
As for the trade cooperation between New Zealand and Taiwan, the free trade agreement signed between the two sides began in 2013, and the mainland has also expressed its position on this.
[Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying]
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said that Chinese mainland's position on the issue of Taiwan's foreign exchanges is consistent, and the mainland has no objection to normal nongovernmental trade exchanges between foreign countries and the Taiwan region, but opposes the development of any form of official relations.
In other words, the mainland has never objected to foreign countries doing business with the Taiwan region, but what it opposes is that external forces "support Taiwan independence" and mistakenly send a signal of "two Chinas" to "Taiwan independence."
In addition, Hua Chunying also said that New Zealand's adherence to the one-China policy and proper handling of relevant matters are conducive to the development of China-New Zealand relations.
After listening to the Chinese side's suggestion, New Zealand finally made the correct decision, cleared up relations with Taiwan other than trade exchanges, and gave the mainland a satisfactory answer.
New Zealand chooses to follow the mainland in order to take a good path
In this way, the road in New Zealand has really widened.
The Taiwan authorities want to win over New Zealand to "visit Taiwan" at this time, but they are simply trying to increase their "confidence" in clamoring for the mainland.
However, at a time when cross-strait relations are sensitive, even the United States has avoided Taiwan, and this can be seen from the successive visits to China by senior US officials. Presumably, the New Zealand government will not risk its own life and will refuse outright.
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Moreover, as mentioned above, New Zealand's economic development in the next 10 years will focus on the Asia-Pacific region, and China is the "leader" of the Asia-Pacific region, and there will definitely be no shortage of cooperation with New Zealand.
Over the years, China has become New Zealand's largest trading partner, with the small island nation flowing nearly 30 per cent of its exports into China. The deterioration of relations with China is not good for New Zealand at all.
On the other hand, New Zealand's good relations with China will help New Zealand expand its trade opportunities.
Earlier, when Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his New Zealand counterpart, he emphasized China's position on Taiwan and the core interests of the South China Sea, sending a clear signal.
New Zealand has chosen to seize the opportunity and stand firm on issues involving China's core interests, and will definitely be able to obtain more cooperation projects from the mainland in the future.
In short, compared with the Chinese market, the Taiwan market is not attractive at all, and the Taiwan authorities must also understand that it is not a wise move to win over external forces to "confront the mainland," and the mainland has thousands of ways to win over external forces, but they have only saved face for the Taiwan authorities.