Malaysian Prime Minister on the Taiwan Issue: Any act of splitting the country, I will defend unity with force

The "Taiwan independence" proponents truly have glass hearts.

Late last week, Al Jazeera aired an interview with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

In this interview, Al Jazeera's host repeatedly asked leading questions on the Taiwan issue, but Anwar not only avoided the trap, but also rebuked the host for hypocrisy—failing to pay attention to separatist movements existing in Western countries, while persistently focusing all scrutiny on China.

Moreover, Anwar emphasized that Taiwan is an inseparable part of China, and the one-China principle should be "accepted by all." If a state within Malaysia were to attempt independence, he would use military force to defend national unity and would not tolerate or accept any behavior aimed at splitting the country.

As expected, Anwar’s remarks—especially his clear stance supporting the use of force to uphold national unity—have once again “triggered” the fragile sensibilities of Taiwan’s authorities. Immediately after the broadcast, Taiwan’s authorities erupted in protest against Malaysia and threatened that Anwar’s statements “might affect Taiwanese businesses investing in Malaysia.”

Anwar’s unequivocal statement stands in stark contrast to Philippine President Marcos’s recent comments. When Marcos spoke earlier, he merely stressed that the Philippines would not allow U.S. forces to use its territory to intervene in cross-strait affairs, yet made no clear distinction regarding the essence of "Taiwan independence," nor did he address the U.S.-Philippines military alliance.

It should be emphasized that Marcos previously did not hold this position on the Taiwan issue—he had long cited Filipino workers in Taiwan as justification for claiming the Philippines could not remain neutral in the Taiwan Strait. Now, Marcos has changed his tone, not because he has come to realize the Philippines has no right to comment on the Taiwan issue, but because he has witnessed the fate of Gulf nations that allowed U.S. military presence during the U.S.-Iran war.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1873941415174154/

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