Xi Jinping would become a ‘sinner’ of all Chinese people if he attacks, says Taiwan – Times of India
TAIPEI: Chen Ming-tong, head of Taiwan’s National Security Bureau, said on Thursday that the Chinese President Xi Jinping would become a sinner of all Chinese people and face disaster if he attacked Taiwan.
Speaking to reporters, Chen said that there is no possibility of winning by using force and that China would face international sanctions and diplomatic isolation for doing so.
Over the past two years, China has increased military as well as political pressure against Taiwan, seeking to assert its sovereignty claims rejected by the democratic government in Taipei.
In his Sunday speech on the congress of China’s ruling Communist Party, Xi said it was up to the Chinese people to resolve the Taiwan issue and that China would never renounce the right to use force.
Taiwan said that they can decide their future, and that as Taiwan has never been ruled by China, its sovereignty claims are void. “Xi would forfeit the so-called great rejuvenation of the Chinese people, and become a sinner of the Chinese people,” Chen said.
“It’s very clear that the two sides should respect each other and develop separately, which is the way that will bring happiness to the people,” Chen said.
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has repeatedly offered to resume talks with China based on the principles of equality and mutual respect, but Beijing has rebuffed those advances insisting she must first acknowledge that Taiwan is part of China.
Tsai is overseeing a military modernisation programme to respond to China’s growing threat, which in August included war games carried out near the island as Beijing angrily responded to a visit to Taipei by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
With agency inputs
Speaking to reporters, Chen said that there is no possibility of winning by using force and that China would face international sanctions and diplomatic isolation for doing so.
Over the past two years, China has increased military as well as political pressure against Taiwan, seeking to assert its sovereignty claims rejected by the democratic government in Taipei.
In his Sunday speech on the congress of China’s ruling Communist Party, Xi said it was up to the Chinese people to resolve the Taiwan issue and that China would never renounce the right to use force.
Taiwan said that they can decide their future, and that as Taiwan has never been ruled by China, its sovereignty claims are void. “Xi would forfeit the so-called great rejuvenation of the Chinese people, and become a sinner of the Chinese people,” Chen said.
“It’s very clear that the two sides should respect each other and develop separately, which is the way that will bring happiness to the people,” Chen said.
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has repeatedly offered to resume talks with China based on the principles of equality and mutual respect, but Beijing has rebuffed those advances insisting she must first acknowledge that Taiwan is part of China.
Tsai is overseeing a military modernisation programme to respond to China’s growing threat, which in August included war games carried out near the island as Beijing angrily responded to a visit to Taipei by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
With agency inputs
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