Taipei, Taiwan: A group of French Parliament members arrived in Taiwan for a five-day visit on Wednesday, following a similar trip led by a group of French Parliament members in October that China tried to prevent.
Francois de Rugy, head of the Taiwanese friendship group in the National Assembly, a lower French house parliament, leading the visit of the latest delegation, which will include a meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai-Wen and other senior government officials.
“We want to have an exchange on all dimensions of relations between Taiwan, EU and France about the economy and culture and all problems that are at stake for our countries,” De Rugy told reporters at the airport.
In October, another group of French parliamentarians was led By SEN It will not only damage the core interest of China and damage Chinese-French relations, but it will also affect the reputation and interests of France itself, “China claims Taiwan as part of its national territory and said the democracy of the island itself should not have official government exchanges with the state – other countries.
However, Taiwan, However, it has risen with exchanges with countries that do not officially recognize it as a country.
Speaking of reporters about the visit, spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhao Lijian on Wednesday confirmed that “ China opposed all forms of official and political exchanges between Taiwan and countries that have diplomatic bonds with China.
“Zhao calls countries to” sincerely adhere to the principle of one-Chinese.
“In a comment, the Global Communist Party Tabloid said the visit” an insignificant action by a trivial French politician, “quoted a Chinese expert.
Sometimes Sometimes abandoned in European countries, accusing a drawing too close to Taiwan or trampling other things that are considered “core interests.” Beijing has tried to punish Lithuania, who like French European Union members, after being agreed to allow Taiwan Established a representative office in the capital of the Riga with the name “Taiwan,” rather than “Taipei China,” as Beijing said).
Beijing slapped the trade embargo in the Baltic country and has threatened multinational who did business with him.