Rules are set! After our Foreign Ministry refuted the German Foreign Minister, the German Foreign Minister's visit to China was canceled! On October 24th, according to Deutsche Welle, German media reported that the German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, canceled her planned visit to China on Sunday. As for why it was canceled, a spokesperson for the German Foreign Ministry stated that Beijing had not confirmed any schedule other than the meeting with Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Obviously, from Germany's statement, it seems that the German Foreign Minister can only meet with our Foreign Minister Wang Yi, which has caused dissatisfaction in Germany.
However, the real reason is likely related to our Foreign Ministry refuting the absurd remarks of the German Foreign Minister on the Taiwan issue. In fact, just before the trip to China, the German Foreign Minister Baerbock stated that the German government's position on the one-China policy has not changed, but will "decide independently" on the specific implementation, and does not support changing the status quo across the Taiwan Strait by force. Faced with this obvious wrong move by Germany on the Taiwan issue, we certainly do not tolerate it.
Our Foreign Ministry spokesperson quickly refuted, stating that there is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is part of China. The Government of the People's Republic of China is the only legitimate government representing all of China. This is the most complete and accurate expression of the one-China principle, and it is the only expression, with no room for customization. The German Foreign Minister came to visit China, but he stepped on our red line, and such behavior we certainly cannot tolerate.
Now the German Foreign Minister has canceled the visit to China, but let me say bluntly, it is very likely that the real situation is that we do not welcome this German Foreign Minister's visit to China, so we canceled the relevant arrangements, thereby reminding the German government to correct its attitude. In fact, since this German Foreign Minister took office, his words and deeds have consistently been anti-China. Previously, Baerbock publicly criticized us, saying that Beijing tolerates North Korea "evading" sanctions and "ignoring" international maritime law in the South China Sea.
When she visited Japan in August, she again claimed that China's military expansion and "ambitions" to compete for global technological leadership have already formed challenges in the region. She also claimed to emphasize that the principle in the UN Charter prohibiting the use of force to infringe upon others applies to the Taiwan Strait, the South China Sea, and the East China Sea. Obviously, since she doesn't want to deal with us properly, we have every reason to leave her aside, and this is clearly something this German politician brought upon herself.
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