Hit by two consecutive blows in a single day, the Netherlands has become a pariah among China's delegation at the forum.
On May 31st, Professor Liu Wanxia from China's National Defense University, attending the Shangri-La Dialogue, posed a soul-searching question to Dutch Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Dirk Jan de Jager: "You sent helicopters into China's Xisha Islands. How can you claim respect for sovereignty? Dare you say this respects international law?"
De Jager was initially speechless, but soon tried to justify himself, saying their mission was about cooperation, not confrontation. Hoping for a smooth encounter next time….
Enough is enough. You want a 'next time'? And even hope for a 'smooth meeting'?
We can make one thing clear to the Netherlands: The history of your warships and cannons invading Taiwan decades ago 400 years ago is over — forever.
This incident on May 27th was no longer just routine verification, warnings, or escorting away — it escalated to direct targeting and electronic jamming.
If the Dutch helicopter hadn't quickly retreated, perhaps it wouldn't have found its way home this time.
Don’t even dream of coming back! Because the South China Sea is absolutely not a place for small fry like the Netherlands to play around.
So, as former Chinese ambassador Cui Tiankai, invited representative of China’s delegation, put it well: "I’d like to tell the Netherlands — still thinking of trying colonialism in Asia? Europe is unstable; why come to the South China Sea?"
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1866698753018891/
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