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PM Roosevelt Skerrit and Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Hua Chunying<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit has called on the People’s Republic of China to not fall into the “trap” which has been set for it when it comes to Taiwan, saying the region is committed to the peaceful reunification of China.<\/p>\n

He was speaking at the Eighth China\/Caribbean Consultation at the Intercontinental Cabrits Resort & Spa here in Dominica on Friday morning.<\/p>\n

“We would like to see peace within the world, especially among all nations,” he stated.<\/p>\n

“And we urge you, madam minister and your country to utilize and to lean on your over five thousand years of civilization to not fall for the trap of engaging yourself in any confrontation and we in Dominica, and indeed the entire Caribbean, will work with you for the peaceful reunification of the whole of China. Rest assured of our commitment.”<\/p>\n

The issue of Taiwan has been a contentious one on the international stage. There is historical evidence suggesting that the island, which is roughly 100 miles from the coast of China, came under Chinese rule in the 17th century. After the first Sino\/Japanese War, China gave up the island to the Japanese in 1895.<\/p>\n

China retook Taiwan after Japan lost the Second World War in 1945. However, a civil war broke out between nationalist government forces led by Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong’s Communist Party. The communists won and took control of Beijing in 1949 while Chiang Kai-shek and what was left of the nationalist party fled to Taiwan where they began ruling.<\/p>\n

Since then China has been claiming that Taiwan is an original province and has vowed to reunify it with the mainland. However, Taiwan has been saying it is not part of the modern Chinese state, especially the one that was established by Mao in 1949.<\/p>\n

China has been forcing diplomatic pressure on countries not to recognize Taiwan as an independent and has been pushing the “One China Policy or Principle,” which recognizes one Chinese government in Beijing.<\/p>\n

Dominica established diplomatic ties with China, under Skerrit, in 2005, cutting ties with Taiwan. According to published reports, the move was apparently induced by a $112 million aid package from Beijing. Meanwhile, speaking at the same event on Friday, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister, Hua Chunying, said the matter of Taiwan is a “red line” for China that should not be crossed.<\/p>\n

“We appreciate and commend countries from the region for firmly abiding by the One China Principle,” she said. “We would like to provide a kind reminder to stay highly alert to Taiwan-related false statements and active moves on international occasions.”<\/p>\n

She said there are “international forces” who are trying to obscure and sully the One China Principle and indulge in provocation of Taiwan’s independence and use the island to sabotage China’s reunification.<\/p>\n

Hua went on to say that she hopes Caribbean islands with diplomatic ties with China stay highly alert on the matter.<\/p>\n

“It’s a red line that must not be crossed,” she remarked.<\/p>\n

“We hope and we thank you in advance for full support and understanding on this.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit has called on the People’s Republic of China to not fall into the “trap” which has been set for it when it comes to Taiwan, saying the region is committed to the peaceful reunification of China….","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":305020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[77,235,76,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-305015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage","category-homepage-carousel","category-international-relations","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPM Skerrit urges China not to fall into the 'trap' of Taiwan - Dominica News Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/pm-skerrit-urges-china-not-to-fall-into-the-trap-of-taiwan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PM Skerrit urges China not to fall into the 'trap' of Taiwan - 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