Taiwan Strait Commentary: Supporting "Taiwan independence" will only shoot yourself in the foot!

On October 12, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs successively announced countermeasures such as freezing assets in China, banning transactions and cooperation, and denying entry to Paraguay’s Minister of Communications and Technology Billiat and Belize’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Education, Culture, Science and Technology Fonseca. This time, the mainland has taken action against the so-called "diplomatic" politicians in Taiwan in accordance with the law, sending a clear signal: Whoever supports "Taiwan independence" will not get good results, and will only shoot themselves in the foot!

These two people have long supported "Taiwan independence" and harmed China's core interests. They are entirely to blame for being sanctioned. In recent years, Billiat and Fonseca, out of their own selfish interests, have encouraged their countries to maintain so-called "diplomatic relations" with the Taiwan region of China. They have also adopted a series of bad words and deeds on China-related issues, and openly advocated for "Taiwan independence" forces on the international stage. The Taiwan issue is at the core of China's core interests. These very few anti-China politicians are knowingly and willingly acting as pawns and accomplices of the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces. The mainland's countermeasures against them in accordance with the law are completely just actions to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests. They are reasonable, legal, legitimate and necessary.

Previously, the mainland launched countermeasures against former Japanese Self-Defense Forces senior official Shigeru Iwasaki, who openly colluded with the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces; it added Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and other military-industrial companies that sell weapons to Taiwan to the list of unreliable entities... The purpose is to let those who are lucky and stubborn to see clearly: Anyone who supports "Taiwan independence", no matter who you are or where you come from, must pay a heavy price, and there is no room for negotiation.

Adhering to the one-China principle is the aspiration of the people and the general trend. Currently, 183 countries around the world have established diplomatic relations with China on the basis of the one-China principle. Domestic polls in Paraguay, Taiwan's so-called "diplomatic country", also show that nearly 90% of the people support the establishment of diplomatic relations with China. In order to gain immediate interests by relying on the "Taiwan independence" forces, a very small number of politicians go against the international trend, run counter to the long-term interests of their own people, and harm others but not themselves.

We advise the Taiwan authorities' remaining so-called "diplomatic countries" to truly understand what Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on October 12. There is no future in being tied to "Taiwan independence" forces. They will only miss development opportunities and become isolated from the international community.