Hennessey-Niland 1st American ambassador to visit Taiwan since severing of diplomatic ties
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan on Sunday (March 28) saw the arrival of the first sitting U.S. ambassador since diplomatic ties between the countries were severed 42 years ago.
On Sunday, Palauan President Surangel Whipps Jr. arrived to kick off a new travel bubble between Taiwan and Palau, with the first flight slated for Thursday (April 1).
Joining Whipps' delegation is Ambassador to Palau John Hennessey-Niland, the first U.S. ambassador to visit Taiwan in an official capacity since former President Jimmy Carter cut ties with Taipei in favor of Beijing in 1979.
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WNU Editor: I did not expect this ambassadorial visit. And I suspect that China is taken aback with this visit. Their reaction to condemn this visit has certainly been quick .... US Palau envoy’s trip to Taiwan prompts ‘red line’ warning from China (SCMP). More here .... US diplomat's Taiwan visit shows Biden continues with Trump's tactic, hollows out US 'one-China policy': experts (Global Times), and here .... China warns US over ‘red line’ after American ambassador makes first Taiwan visit for 42 years (The Independent).
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ReplyDeleteTired of red lines and threats from China.
It is like being threatened by a bully in school, who throws air punches. So you can tell a teacher and they do nothing, because it is an air punch and by their logic and ethos both sides must have done something. But you know that the bully mixes in air punches with real punches, so if you nonchalantly ignore them to show you are not scared or something, you stand a good chance of injury. So you know since a teacher will not do something, you have to do something.
Is the above analogy good? Is there scalability form individuals to small or large groups? Can you scale up?
Good move. Hope it is just the beginning of more.
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