Former AIT Chairman Mo Jian: The Taiwan Strait is more dangerous than 20 years ago

The Taiwan Inspirational Association held a closed-door discussion in English today. TIA researcher Tang Guangzheng (left), former AIT chairman Mo Jian (center), and Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Chen Mingqi (right) attended the meeting to discuss trilateral relations between Taiwan, the United States, and China. (Provided by AIT)

James Moriarty, former chairman of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), said at the Taiwan Inspirational Association (TIA) closed-door discussion today (11th) that because China has become a one-man dictatorship, the Taiwan Strait is more dangerous now than 20 years ago.

"China has become a one-man dictatorship"

The Taiwan Inspirational Association held a closed-door discussion in English today. TIA researcher Tang Guangzheng, former AIT chairman Mo Jian, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Chen Mingqi, and more than 40 senior diplomats stationed in Taiwan attended the meeting to discuss Taiwan's trilateral relations with the United States and China.

TIA pointed out that the discussion touched on various important events in Taiwan, the United States and China in the past 30 years, and the differences compared with the current situation. It also discussed the content of President Lai’s National Day speech and the Beijing authorities’ response.

Asked about the difference between the current Taiwan Strait and more than 20 years ago, Mo Jian said that it is more dangerous because China has become a one-man dictatorship that no one can restrict and no one can predict.