Dissatisfied with the United States, Japan and South Korea's congratulations on the inauguration of Taiwan's president, China protests that it "violates the one-China principle"

 Taiwan President Lai Ching-te and Vice President Hsiao Meiqin were officially sworn in on May 20. More than 500 foreign guests from various countries visited Taiwan to observe the ceremony. China was dissatisfied with this. The embassies in Japan and South Korea expressed strong protest and criticized the host countries for "violating the one-China principle." On Tuesday (May 21), the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs also expressed strong dissatisfaction with the congratulatory statement issued by the US Secretary of State and criticized the US for violating its commitments.

On the day Lai was inaugurated, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a congratulatory statement.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to this at a regular meeting on Tuesday, and has lodged stern representations with the United States. Wang Wenbin said that the US approach seriously violated the "one-China principle" and the three Sino-US joint communiqués, seriously violated the political commitment of "only maintaining cultural, commercial and other unofficial relations with the Taiwan region", and sent a seriously wrong signal to the Taiwan independence separatist forces.

Wang Wenbin emphasized that China has always firmly opposed any form of official exchanges between the United States and Taiwan and urged the United States to correct its mistakes immediately.

According to Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 51 groups and a total of 508 foreign guests participated in the inauguration ceremony and related activities held in Taipei, including heads of state from eight diplomatic countries and guests from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea and Singapore.

Among them, the Japanese delegation is the largest, including 31 Japanese cross-party members of Congress. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Masaru also publicly congratulated Lai on his appointment and said, "Taiwan is a partner and friend who shares basic values, has close economic relations, and has very important personnel exchanges."

In response, the Chinese Embassy in Japan protested and stated that it had lodged stern representations with Japan. The statement said: "The Japanese government and some politicians have ignored China's strong opposition and grossly interfered in China's internal affairs, violating the one-China principle and seriously violating the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan and Japan's commitments on the Taiwan issue."

The Chinese Embassy in Japan also held a symposium on "Taiwan Issues and Sino-Japanese Relations" on the same day that Lai Qingde took office, and also mobilized Japanese overseas Chinese groups to issue a "Statement on Promoting Unification."

In his speech at the symposium, Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao criticized Japanese lawmakers for "blatantly supporting Taiwan independence separatist forces" and "releasing an extremely wrong political signal."

Wu Jianghao warned more sternly: "If Japan ties itself onto the chariot of splitting China, the Japanese people will be led into a pit of fire. ...No one should underestimate the strong determination and will of the Chinese government and people to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity. ability."

Cho Kyung-tae, a member of the National Power Congress of South Korea's ruling party, and others also visited Taiwan to attend Lai Ching-de's inauguration. The Chinese Embassy in South Korea issued a statement on its official WeChat account on Tuesday (May 21) criticizing: "Zhao Qingtai and others ignored China's objections and insisted on visiting Taiwan, violating the one-China principle and the spirit of the Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and South Korea."

A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in South Korea said that this sent a seriously wrong signal to the "Taiwan independence separatist forces". China firmly opposed and condemned it and lodged a solemn protest against South Korea.

In his inauguration speech, Lai Ching-te said that the new government's cross-strait policy will adhere to the tone of neither being humble nor overbearing and maintaining the status quo, and called on China to show sincerity and cooperate reciprocally with Taiwan's democratically elected government. Lai Qingde also showed his goodwill and proposed to promote exchanges between tourists and degree students.

However, China's negative attitude towards Taiwan has not eased and it has further warned countries that interact with Taiwan. China's official Xinhua News Agency published a comment late on the night of the 20th criticizing Lai Qingde for being "unprecedented in his uniqueness". He not only blatantly promoted the "two-state theory", but also "emboldened foreign countries" to cater to the anti-China forces in the United States and the West.

Both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and the Taiwan Affairs Office of China criticized in their responses that "Taiwan independence is a dead end." The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council condemned the exchanges between other countries and Taiwan, saying that the DPP "colluded with external forces" and continued to seek independence and provocation, expand the so-called "international space" and undermine peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait region.