(9 May 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Beijing – 9 May 2024
1. Wide of Lin Jian, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, speaking during the press conference
2. Wide of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“Some in Japan are actually up to no good by preaching that ‘a Taiwan emergency is a Japanese emergency’, but they will not get their way. By repeating and hyping up the rhetoric, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities are essentially telling the world that they are always ready to ingratiate themselves with Japan and tout and sell Taiwan out in order to seek Taiwan’s independence through soliciting foreign support. It once again reminds people that Taiwan’s independence and foreign interference are the biggest factors undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. Let me stress that upholding the one-China principle is the international consensus, and any Taiwanese independence separatist moves under any excuse in any form will end up nowhere.”
4. Reporter looking at her laptop
5. Wide of news conference
STORYLINE:
China warned against Taiwan’s president-elect Lai Ching-te’s efforts to strengthen ties with Japan on Thursday.
Last week, addressing a delegation from Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Lai said he looked forward to enhancing cooperation with Japan once he formally assumes presidency on May 20.
At a daily news briefing in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Lin Jian slammed Lai’s remarks and accused the Taiwan authorities of "selling Taiwan out in order to seek Taiwan’s independence through soliciting foreign support".
Lin said "Taiwan’s independence and foreign interference are the biggest factors undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait".
Beijing strongly opposes Lai, who has pledged to continue the policies of his predecessor Tsai Ing-wen, who built up the military and strengthened ties with the United States, Japan and other sympathetic countries.
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