Taipei [Taiwan], July 23 (ANI): Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) on Wednesday reiterated that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has by no means exerted management over Taiwan, calling it an ‘historic truth that can not be disputed.’
As reported by the Central News Agency (CNA), the MAC responded to a commentary within the People’s Daily by Chinese scholar Wang Yingjin, who criticised President Lai Ching-te for asserting that the PRC has by no means dominated Taiwan for even a single day. In a speech on June 22, Lai referenced the 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty, which said that Japan renounced all claims to Taiwan and the Penghu Islands after World War II however didn’t designate a recipient, indicating that Taiwan was not transferred to the PRC.
Wang, who leads the Cross-Strait Relations Research Center at Renmin University of China, argued that since 1949, the PRC has exercised sovereignty over Taiwan by means of political, navy, and diplomatic means. He maintained that worldwide organisations incessantly seek the advice of Beijing concerning Taiwan’s participation in international issues, which he interprets as proof of the PRC’s consultant authority over the island, in accordance with the CNA report.
Wang additionally talked about situations like China’s implementation of anti-secession legal guidelines and patrols close to Kinmen in 2024 as indications of authorized or administrative management over Taiwan.
Chen Shih-min, an affiliate professor at National Taiwan University, refuted Wang’s assertions, labelling them as deceptive and unconvincing, and identified that the worldwide neighborhood doesn’t extensively recognise Taiwan as a part of China. Chen referred to research that present that out of 183 nations with diplomatic relations with China, round 66 per cent of joint communiques don’t acknowledge or settle for the notion that Taiwan is a part of China, whereas solely about 33 per cent explicitly recognise it.
The MAC reaffirmed its place that the PRC has by no means dominated Taiwan and highlighted that it is a historic reality. Lai’s assertion from June 22, which is a part of a current initiative to deal with the challenges confronted by Taiwan and description governmental responses, has confronted important backlash from Beijing, which considers Taiwan to be part of its territory, the CNA report indicated. (ANI)