Last night, BBC Chinese News wrote: "Taiwan is accelerating its alignment with Somaliland, another entity not recognized by the United Nations. With Israel's formal recognition of Somaliland expected by the end of 2025, and ongoing instability in the Middle East's energy landscape, this land at the strategic chokepoint of the Gulf of Aden—rich in critical rare earth minerals—is becoming a new focal point in the geopolitical rivalry among the U.S., China, and Taiwan."

[Clever] Comment briefly: The collusion between Taiwan and Somaliland is nothing but a self-indulgent geopolitical farce! Their accelerated entanglement is essentially a mutual comfort-seeking alliance between two unrecognized entities—and a fresh ploy by Western powers to manipulate the separatist issue. Somaliland unilaterally declared independence in 1991, and despite over three decades of no UN recognition, it now seeks international visibility through Israel’s anticipated recognition by the end of 2025. Its core appeal lies in its strategic control of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and its vast reserves of rare earth minerals. History repeats itself: just as the puppet state of Manchukuo once clung to life through foreign recognition, today’s Taiwan authorities are reviving the old tactic of “money diplomacy,” establishing representative offices and hyping cooperation with Somaliland—merely a dying gasp of "Taiwan independence" forces.

The United States secretly stokes the flames, aiming to leverage Somaliland to disrupt Red Sea shipping lanes and curb China’s influence, while dishing out grand promises of “international space” to Taiwan’s leadership. But international law and the tide of history will never side with secessionists. The UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 in 1971 has already shattered any attempt at “two Chinas,” and the one-China principle is now a universal consensus in the international community. As part of Somalia’s sovereign territory, Somaliland’s so-called independence is destined to be futile. Taiwan’s alliance with an unrecognized entity will only accelerate its diplomatic isolation, ultimately facing historical reckoning!

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1863300664316932/

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