New Taiwan Leader Invokes Role as Europe’s Puppet To Colonize China

China has reacted strongly to the May 20 inaugural speech of Taiwan’s new president Lai Ching-te, as it clearly indicated that he was intent on making Taiwan a spearhead of the “alliance of democracies” and on discouraging any attempts by the People’s Republic of China to assert control over the island. “The Republic of China and the People’s Republic of China are not subordinate to each other,” Lai said. “All of the people of Taiwan must come together to safeguard our nation; all our political parties ought to oppose annexation and protect sovereignty; and no one should entertain the idea of giving up our national sovereignty in exchange for political power."
In what is ludicrous, yet very telling in relation to how Taiwan is again becoming a pawn of foreign colonial powers, Lai also lauded the year 1624 as something fundamental to Taiwan’s “identity.” Lai was alluding to the Dutch, in 1624, building a fort in the city of Tainan, effectively annexing the island, which they used in an attempt to force China to open ports in Fujian province, the mainland province across the strait from Taiwan.
Welcoming all the foreign guests attending his inauguration, Lai announced: “Tonight we will be welcoming our distinguished guests at a state banquet in Tainan, the city where 1624 marked Taiwan’s links to globalization. Now, as we stand here 400 years after that historical moment in Tainan, we in Taiwan must all demonstrate confidence and bravely set course for the new world, so that the world may embrace a new Taiwan.” He sketched a clear image: Taiwan is to serve the West to return mainland China to become an underling in trade.
Of note, the Dutch remained in control of Taiwan until a Chinese force led by Zheng Chenggong, the son of the military commander of Fujian province, drove them to leave in 1668.
Beijing’s reaction to Lai’s speech was immediate. Speaking on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, on May 20, Wang Yi first remarked on the support for One China throughout the world. He continued: “Anyone who attempts to challenge this principle will end up in failure. Their provocation will only consolidate the international consensus on upholding the One-China principle and their understanding and support for China. A just cause has broad support; an unjust cause finds little endorsement.”
Wang stressed that China’s reunification is the prevailing trend. “The Chinese nation has the common faith that the country shall not fall into separation, chaos, ethnic division and cultural disconnection. This is the underlying force for the historical trend of China’s reunification. The Taiwan question is China’s internal affair.”

At his May 20 press conference, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin responded a question from CCTV on Wang Yi’s remarks that day, saying: “The political manipulation and self-serving stunts on the Taiwan question by certain politicians in a handful of countries grossly interfere in China’s internal affairs and violate the one-China principle. China strongly condemns this and will take all necessary measures to firmly uphold national sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
China had previously announced that their special military maneuvers of May 23-24, practicing an invasion of Taiwan, was, in part, for the benefit of those entertaining fantasies about breaking Taiwan off from China.