China slams 60 countries, organizations for congratulating Tsai on reelection

Beijing has lashed out at some 60 countries and global organizations for congratulating President Tsai Ing-wen on her reelection. China''s foreign ministry has issued a statement of protest, saying the congratulatory messages run afoul of the "One China principle." The ministry emphasized that the Taiwan issue was a domestic issue. Meanwhile China''s state mouthpiece, Global Times, released a video that said China was capable of annexing Taiwan by force.John SudworthBBC reporterMany people suggest that the turnaround in your fortunes is because of the actions of China. Do you think you have the Chinese President Xi Jinping to thank for this victory?At Tsai’s press conference on the night of the vote, BBC reporter John Sudworth asked Tsai a question that made those outside the venue break into cheers. Sudworth smiled and the corners of Tsai’s mouth twitched upward slightly, before she gave a measured response. Tsai Ing-wenPresidentWe hope that they can understand that the peace and development of relations is a bilateral and common effort. It doesn’t solely depend on the actions of one side.Even with the careful reply, China has lashed out in the wake of her election. It blasted the U.K., the U.S., Japan, the EU and the dozens of other countries and organizations that congratulated Tsai on her victory. The Chinese foreign ministry posted remarks by Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Geng Shuang on the matter. Geng stated that “the election in the Taiwan region was a sub-national affair in China.” He added that China opposed those countries’ violation of the “One China principle” and had lodged solemn representations.CCTV news anchorThe Taiwan issue touches on China’s core interests. We oppose any engagement that countries with diplomatic ties with China carry out with the Taiwan area in any official form.Chinese media outlet Global Times Editor-in-Chief Hu Xijin posted a video calling for the forceful annexation of Taiwan by China. Hu XijinGlobal Times editor-in-chiefReunifying Taiwan by force, from the perspective of military forces across the strait, would not be a problem. Sometimes I can’t help but think about beating up that gang of Taiwanese independentists.Chen Li-fuTaiwan Association of University ProfessorsFor the editor-in-chief of a major national-level media outlet in China to use this uncultivated and crude language … I can only say the training of China’s intellectuals in terms of language and expression has not modernized in the least.Although Beijing had also reacted negatively to Tsai’s election in 2016, it had not condemned congratulatory calls from other countries. Some say China’s protest this time around is a sign of growing concern about Taiwan.

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