{"id":112563,"date":"2024-10-10T14:55:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T07:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112563"},"modified":"2024-10-10T14:55:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T07:55:50","slug":"taiwans-president-vows-to-resist-annexation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112563","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan&#8217;s president vows to resist &#8216;annexation&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 ejjhCR\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/6860\/live\/cc0a8d10-86b9-11ef-97de-99a4abe9090f.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/6860\/live\/cc0a8d10-86b9-11ef-97de-99a4abe9090f.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/6860\/live\/cc0a8d10-86b9-11ef-97de-99a4abe9090f.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/6860\/live\/cc0a8d10-86b9-11ef-97de-99a4abe9090f.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/6860\/live\/cc0a8d10-86b9-11ef-97de-99a4abe9090f.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/6860\/live\/cc0a8d10-86b9-11ef-97de-99a4abe9090f.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/6860\/live\/cc0a8d10-86b9-11ef-97de-99a4abe9090f.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/6860\/live\/cc0a8d10-86b9-11ef-97de-99a4abe9090f.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Getty Images William Lai, in a suit, waves an arm towards the crowd while on stage\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">President Lai has adopted a more strident tone on China than his predecessor<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">President William Lai has pledged to uphold Taiwan&#8217;s self-governing status in his most high-profile public address since taking office earlier this year.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In a thinly-veiled reference to China&#8217;s claim over the island, Lai said he would &#8220;uphold the commitment to resist annexation or encroachment upon our sovereignty.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Lai was speaking to a crowd in Taipei to commemorate Taiwan&#8217;s National Day, only nine days after Communist China celebrated its 75th anniversary.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">At the same time, Lai promised to maintain &#8220;the status quo of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait&#8221; and pledged to cooperate with Beijing on issues such as climate change, combating infectious diseases and maintaining regional security. <!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;The Republic of China and the People&#8217;s Republic of China are not subordinates to each other,&#8221; he said, in a reference to the governments of Taipei and Beijing respectively.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;On this land, democracy and freedom are thriving. The People&#8217;s Republic of China has no right to represent Taiwan,&#8221; he added.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Lai previously told visitors there would be &#8220;no surprises&#8221; in his national day address, in a bid to reassure them that he would not do anything further to agitate Beijing.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The disclaimer followed several speeches by President Lai over the past few months that some viewed as being provocative.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;The speech was much softer and less snarky than his recent speeches,&#8221; Lev Nachman, a political scientist at the National Taiwan University, told the BBC in reference to Thursday&#8217;s address. &#8220;It gives China far less ammunition to use against him.&#8221; <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;Nevertheless,&#8221; he added, &#8220;Beijing will still find many reasons to hate this speech.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Mr Nachman said he expected a strong reaction from Beijing in the form of more military exercises in the next few days.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Last week, Lai said it was &#8220;absolutely impossible&#8221; for China to be the &#8220;motherland&#8221; of Taiwan because the island&#8217;s government was founded in 1911, decades before the current Communist regime of mainland China was founded in 1949.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;On the contrary, the Republic of China may actually be the motherland of citizens of the People\u2019s Republic of China who are over 75 years old,&#8221; Lai said at a concert to mark Taiwan&#8217;s National Day on Saturday.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Taiwan maintains the constitution of the Republic of China, which was founded on the Chinese mainland. When it lost a long civil war with the Communists in 1949, the Republic of China government fled to Taiwan and has been based there ever since.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9cc3\/live\/28a00d90-86c2-11ef-9329-f30486eb2a33.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/9cc3\/live\/28a00d90-86c2-11ef-9329-f30486eb2a33.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/9cc3\/live\/28a00d90-86c2-11ef-9329-f30486eb2a33.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/9cc3\/live\/28a00d90-86c2-11ef-9329-f30486eb2a33.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/9cc3\/live\/28a00d90-86c2-11ef-9329-f30486eb2a33.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/9cc3\/live\/28a00d90-86c2-11ef-9329-f30486eb2a33.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/9cc3\/live\/28a00d90-86c2-11ef-9329-f30486eb2a33.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/9cc3\/live\/28a00d90-86c2-11ef-9329-f30486eb2a33.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Getty Images Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te, First Lady Wu Mei-ju, Taiwan's Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim and Taiwan Legislative Yuan president Han Kuo-yu wave during National Day celebrations in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Lai spoke to a crowd in Taipei to commemorate Taiwan&#8217;s National Day, only nine days after Communist China celebrated its 75th anniversary<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Last month, Lai also questioned China&#8217;s assertion that its claim over the self-ruled island was based on territorial integrity. If that were the case, he suggested, Beijing would also be pushing to reclaim other so-called historic lands that once belonged to the Chinese empire.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;If China wants to annex Taiwan&#8230; it&#8217;s not for the sake of territorial integrity,&#8221; Lai said, in an interview to mark his first 100 days in office. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;If it is really for the sake of territorial integrity, why doesn&#8217;t China take back Russia?&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Lai referenced the 1858 Treaty of Aigun, which saw China concede large swathes of Manchuria to Russia. The concession occurred during what China refers to as the &#8220;century of humiliation,&#8221; when Western powers and Japan exploited the weakened Qing Dynasty.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">On Wednesday, China&#8217;s government responded by saying President Lai was escalating tensions with &#8220;sinister intentions&#8221;. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;Lai Ching-te&#8217;s Taiwan independence fallacy is just old wine in a new bottle, and again exposes his obstinate stance on Taiwan independence and his sinister intentions of escalating hostility and confrontation,&#8221; said the statement from China&#8217;s Taiwan Affairs Office.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">After his election in January, Lai succeeded Taiwan&#8217;s previous president Tsai Ing-wen, who also came from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Lai&#8217;s public comments until now are regarded by many political observers as going further than anything said by his predecessor, who was much more cautious in her public speeches.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In spite of his administration&#8217;s more confrontational tone, however, Lai has stressed his position of maintaining the &#8220;status quo&#8221; between Taiwan and China.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He insists Taiwan has no need to declare independence because it is already an independent sovereign nation that has never been controlled by the People\u2019s Republic of China.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Lai also devoted a considerable amount of Thursday&#8217;s speech to domestic issues such as energy, climate change and housing.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cp95mdjk95ko\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images President Lai has adopted a more strident tone on China than his predecessor President William Lai has pledged to uphold Taiwan&#8217;s self-governing status in his most high-profile public &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112563\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=112563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112563\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=112563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=112563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=112563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}