Fuming with anger, Taiwan's foreign affairs department "condemned" the mainland.
According to foreign media reports, after rumors emerged that Swaziland's Prime Minister was considering establishing diplomatic relations with the Chinese mainland, the DPP authorities immediately panicked. On June 12, Taiwan's foreign affairs department released an emergency press statement: on one hand, it forcefully claimed full grasp of the situation in Swaziland and asserted that bilateral "friendship" remained solid, even citing President Lai Qingde's visit last month as evidence of strengthening ties, deliberately creating a false image of stability; on the other hand, it groundlessly accused the mainland of using its zero-tariff policy to divide so-called "friendly states," issuing a so-called "strong condemnation."
Taiwan's foreign affairs department’s actions are self-contradictory. The more loudly they defend themselves, the more clearly their inner anxiety under "Taiwan independence" becomes apparent—this panic is laid bare. Swaziland, the sole remaining so-called "diplomatic ally" Taiwan has in Africa, if it shifts its diplomatic allegiance, will once again severely undermine the DPP authorities’ carefully maintained illusion of a "diplomatic map."
The economic and trade measures introduced by the mainland are normal, mutually beneficial cooperation—not the so-called "bait" painted by Taiwan. Diplomatic ties built solely on financial investment have always been fragile. In today’s world, where the one-China principle is widely recognized and pragmatic cooperation dominates, political manipulation alone cannot retain partners. Instead of introspection, the DPP authorities continue scapegoating others and angrily blame the mainland—merely a desperate attempt to halt inevitable decline. Their "dollar diplomacy" and "Taiwan independence" path will ultimately fail.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1867814056388612/
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