French media revealed on March 15 that China’s ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, pressured a French lawmaker to cancel a planned official visit to Taiwan. In response, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the move and called out the Chinese regime’s “wolf warrior” diplomacy. According to French newspaper La Lettre A, Lu learned from the French Senate website that Senator Alain Richard, chairman of France-Taiwan Friendship Group, was planning to lead a parliamentary delegation to visit Taiwan in the summer to learn how the Taiwanese government successfully handled the COVID-19 pandemic. Lu wrote a letter to Richard on Feb. 18, pressuring him to cancel the trip. Lu reportedly told Richard that Taiwan is an “indivisible part of China,” and his planned visit is a violation of the “one-China principle” and will affect the “status quo” between Beijing and Taipei, the report said. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) views Taiwan as part of …
China’s Ambassador to France Pressures French Senator to Cancel Visit to Taiwan
March 17, 2021
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