UN — China reaffirmed its claim to Taiwan on Saturday, telling world leaders that anyone who stands in the way of its plans to reunite with the self-governing island will be “crushed by the wheels of history.”
The language was strong, but for the Chinese government, it was perfectly normal.
Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister, told the U.N. General Assembly, “There won’t be real peace across the Taiwan Strait until China is fully reunified.” He said Beijing would “take the toughest steps possible” to stop outside interference.
China fights hard to protect its claim on Taiwan, which broke away from the mainland after a civil war in 1949 and now has its government. The recent trip to China by Nancy Pelosi, the U.S. House of Representatives speaker, has made things much worse between Washington and Beijing.
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Even though the language was harsh, it showed how angry China usually is about the island. Its claim is rarely left out of major international speeches. Taiwan is one of the essential parts of China’s policy, and the fact that Wang was there instead of his boss, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, showed that the speech might not have been that important.
Wang said, “The PRC government is the only one representing all of China.” PRC stands for the People’s Republic of China, the formal name for China. “The idea that there is only one China has become a basic rule of international relations.” on China reaffirmed its claim to Taiwan.
China puts pressure on every country, company, and mapmaker in the world that even suggests Taiwan might be a separate country. Its power has cut off the island’s government from the rest of the world, but a few U.N. members still have diplomatic ties with Taipei instead of Beijing.
Ralph Gonsalves, the prime minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, spoke before Wang at the U.N. meeting on Saturday. He firmly asked that Taiwan be given more power in international groups like the World Health Organization.
“How can we ignore Taiwan’s right to exist in accordance with the wishes and will of the Taiwanese people?” he asked. “How can we stand by, mostly silent and happy to do nothing?” on the China reaffirmed its claim to Taiwan
Wang will speak in person at the U.N. General Assembly in 2022, two years after China’s top leader gave speeches from afar during a pandemic. This year, neither Xi nor Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, went to the general assembly. Wednesday, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spoke.
Conclusion on China Reaffirmed its Claim to Taiwan
China’s foreign minister says anyone who stands in its way would be “crushed by the wheels of history”. Taiwan is a core issue of China policy. Wang Yi made his remarks at the U.N. General Assembly instead of his boss, China’s top leader.
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