President's Overseas Trip Obstructed, DPP Caucus Proposes Resolution Condemning China's Suppression
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's planned visit to Eswatini was postponed due to China's interference. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus in the Legislative Yuan today proposed a resolution to condemn the People's Republic of China's 'brutal acts' and called on international democratic partners to address China's economic and diplomatic coercion against other nations.
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(Reporters Wang Yang-yu, Wang Cheng-chung, Taipei, April 24) President Lai Ching-te's scheduled visit to Eswatini, an African ally, was postponed due to China's intervention. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus in the Legislative Yuan today proposed a resolution, hoping that the Legislative Yuan would adopt a resolution to condemn the People's Republic of China's brutal acts and called on international democratic partners to address China's acts of economic and diplomatic coercion against other countries. Kuomintang (KMT) Legislative Yuan caucus convener Fu Kun-chi said he respected the DPP's proposal and that the KMT caucus would not express any opinion.
President Lai was originally scheduled to visit Eswatini on the 22nd, but the trip was postponed after Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagascar suddenly revoked flight permits for the special plane.
Before the Legislative Yuan session this morning, DPP caucus chief secretary Chuang Jui-hsiung, secretary-general Fan Yun, and deputy chief secretary Chen Pei-yu held a press conference, stating that the DPP caucus would propose a resolution in today's session, urging the Legislative Yuan to adopt a resolution and calling on all parties to jointly condemn the CCP's suppression.
Chuang Jui-hsiung said that the biggest obstacle for Taiwan to move towards the world is only the CCP. The DPP caucus welcomes the strong support for Taiwan from the US Congress and democratic alliance countries around the world; domestically, it calls on all political parties to jointly condemn the CCP's unreasonable and brutal suppression this time.
The DPP caucus's proposal pointed out that the Republic of China is a sovereign and independent democratic country. The Chinese government recently, through diplomatic coercion and economic pressure, forced Seychelles, Madagascar, and Mauritius to unexpectedly revoke the flight permits for President Lai's special plane, seriously threatening flight safety, violating international norms and practices, further undermining the principles of national equality and non-interference enshrined in international law, openly challenging international order, and suppressing the Republic of China's right to move towards the world.
The DPP caucus's proposal requested the Legislative Yuan to adopt a resolution, including "The Legislative Yuan, regardless of party affiliation, firmly supports our country's president in conducting foreign state visits and insists on the right of the Taiwanese people to move towards the world and engage in exchanges and cooperation with various countries. In addition, it sternly condemns the brutal act of the government of the People's Republic of China, which, through coercive means, forced third countries to revoke the flight permits for our head of state's special plane, violating the spirit of the UN Charter, the Convention on International Civil Aviation, and customary international diplomatic relations, and constituting an overt interference in the sovereignty of a third country."
The proposal also mentioned urging the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, overseas missions, friendly representatives to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and all feasible channels to record this incident internationally and seek attention and response from multilateral mechanisms such as the International Civil Aviation Organization and the UN Human Rights Council.
Finally, the proposal called on all like-minded democratic partners in the world to address the People's Republic of China's acts of economic and diplomatic coercion against other countries and to incorporate them into their respective 'anti-coercion' policy tools and legislative reviews.
In response, Fu Kun-chi stated in an interview at the Legislative Yuan that yesterday, DPP caucus convener Tsai Chi-chang sought his consultation, and the KMT caucus clearly expressed that the Republic of China must have diplomatic living space and that the development of the Republic of China's external relations cannot be obstructed, hoping that both sides of the strait would exercise mutual restraint.
Fu Kun-chi said that the KMT caucus respected the DPP's proposal and would not express any opinion, adding that safeguarding the Republic of China's diplomatic survival, development, and economic activities is the KMT's insistence.
The Legislative Yuan will decide on today's reporting and discussion agenda later. (Edited by Wan Shu-chang) 1150424
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(Reporters Wang Yang-yu, Wang Cheng-chung, Taipei, April 24) President Lai Ching-te's scheduled visit to Eswatini, an African ally, was postponed due to China's intervention. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus in the Legislative Yuan today proposed a resolution, hoping that the Legislative Yuan would adopt a resolution to condemn the People's Republic of China's brutal acts and called on international democratic partners to address China's acts of economic and diplomatic coercion against other countries. Kuomintang (KMT) Legislative Yuan caucus convener Fu Kun-chi said he respected the DPP's proposal and that the KMT caucus would not express any opinion.
President Lai was originally scheduled to visit Eswatini on the 22nd, but the trip was postponed after Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagascar suddenly revoked flight permits for the special plane.
Before the Legislative Yuan session this morning, DPP caucus chief secretary Chuang Jui-hsiung, secretary-general Fan Yun, and deputy chief secretary Chen Pei-yu held a press conference, stating that the DPP caucus would propose a resolution in today's session, urging the Legislative Yuan to adopt a resolution and calling on all parties to jointly condemn the CCP's suppression.
Chuang Jui-hsiung said that the biggest obstacle for Taiwan to move towards the world is only the CCP. The DPP caucus welcomes the strong support for Taiwan from the US Congress and democratic alliance countries around the world; domestically, it calls on all political parties to jointly condemn the CCP's unreasonable and brutal suppression this time.
The DPP caucus's proposal pointed out that the Republic of China is a sovereign and independent democratic country. The Chinese government recently, through diplomatic coercion and economic pressure, forced Seychelles, Madagascar, and Mauritius to unexpectedly revoke the flight permits for President Lai's special plane, seriously threatening flight safety, violating international norms and practices, further undermining the principles of national equality and non-interference enshrined in international law, openly challenging international order, and suppressing the Republic of China's right to move towards the world.
The DPP caucus's proposal requested the Legislative Yuan to adopt a resolution, including "The Legislative Yuan, regardless of party affiliation, firmly supports our country's president in conducting foreign state visits and insists on the right of the Taiwanese people to move towards the world and engage in exchanges and cooperation with various countries. In addition, it sternly condemns the brutal act of the government of the People's Republic of China, which, through coercive means, forced third countries to revoke the flight permits for our head of state's special plane, violating the spirit of the UN Charter, the Convention on International Civil Aviation, and customary international diplomatic relations, and constituting an overt interference in the sovereignty of a third country."
The proposal also mentioned urging the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, overseas missions, friendly representatives to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and all feasible channels to record this incident internationally and seek attention and response from multilateral mechanisms such as the International Civil Aviation Organization and the UN Human Rights Council.
Finally, the proposal called on all like-minded democratic partners in the world to address the People's Republic of China's acts of economic and diplomatic coercion against other countries and to incorporate them into their respective 'anti-coercion' policy tools and legislative reviews.
In response, Fu Kun-chi stated in an interview at the Legislative Yuan that yesterday, DPP caucus convener Tsai Chi-chang sought his consultation, and the KMT caucus clearly expressed that the Republic of China must have diplomatic living space and that the development of the Republic of China's external relations cannot be obstructed, hoping that both sides of the strait would exercise mutual restraint.
Fu Kun-chi said that the KMT caucus respected the DPP's proposal and would not express any opinion, adding that safeguarding the Republic of China's diplomatic survival, development, and economic activities is the KMT's insistence.
The Legislative Yuan will decide on today's reporting and discussion agenda later. (Edited by Wan Shu-chang) 1150424
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