Chiou Gow-wei (third from left), the pinnacle of the Taiwanese mission to South Korea, speaks throughout a seminar hosted by Rep. Park Soo-young of the principle opposition Individuals Energy Social gathering on the Nationwide Meeting in Seoul, Monday. Yonhap
The Chinese language Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday took a swipe at Taiwan’s high envoy after he instructed that the “One China” precept South Korea has dedicated to respect might seek advice from Taiwan somewhat than Beijing.
The embassy issued the assertion a day after Chiou Gow-wei, the pinnacle of the Taiwanese mission to South Korea, made such remarks at a discussion board hosted by a lawmaker of the principle opposition Individuals Energy Social gathering.
When requested by Yonhap Information Company about President Lee Jae Myung having reaffirmed his nation’s respect for China’s One China coverage in an interview with Chinese language media, Chiou mentioned it “might not essentially imply the Individuals’s Republic of China,” calling Beijing by its official title.
Chiou mentioned it might seek advice from the Republic of China, Taiwan’s official title.
“The remarks have been sheer nonsense and never solely violated acknowledged norms governing worldwide relations, but in addition challenged South Korea’s dedication to the One China precept pledged within the China-South Korea joint communique on the institution of diplomatic relations,” an embassy spokesperson mentioned within the assertion.
“Each China and South Korea discover such grave inaccurate remarks insupportable and firmly oppose them,” the spokesperson mentioned.
The spokesperson additionally voiced opposition to South Korean lawmakers participating with Taiwanese officers, together with inviting them to take part in any occasions.
“Any political forces in search of to pursue political achieve by enjoying the ‘China card’ is not going to succeed. Any try to disrupt or undermine China-South Korea relations by exploiting the Taiwan difficulty is not going to be accepted by the folks of both nation,” the spokesperson mentioned.
China considers Taiwan, self-governed because it broke away from the mainland in 1949, as a part of its territory that should be reunified by power if needed, and it has strongly objected to any nation that challenges this stance.
