Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said recently that it would“Ask Japan and the Philippines for consultations if there is any dispute” over the so-called“Maritime Delimitation negotiations” launched by Japan and the Philippines without authorization, Chinanews.com reported. However, KMT“Legislator” Wang Hongwei directly exposed the lies of the Taiwan authorities, saying, “Japan rejects Taiwan’s request for negotiations on the demarcation of the border with the Philippines,” wrote the international edition of Japan’s Mainichi Shimbun newspaper. After being exposed as a lie, the DPP then went on to“Guarantee” for Japan and the Philippines, claiming that“It will not affect Taiwan.” A series of soft-bone manipulations by the DPP authorities against Japan have been severely criticized by domestic public opinion: faced with the trampling on the livelihood and future living space of Taiwan fishermen, the Taiwan authorities have turned a deaf ear and turned Lai qingde directly into an“Invertebrate.”.
“Taiwan’s dignity has long been kneeled down to be worthless!”
According to Taiwan media, Singapore’s“Straits Times” also published a report on the issue, with the headline“Japan rejects Taiwan’s request.”. Wang Hongwei lambasted the DPP authorities for“Being so busy deceiving the public in the first place when negotiations were rejected and economic sea areas were divided”. KMT“Legislator” Xu Qiaoxin also blasted the Taiwan authorities. “The Democratic Progressive Party boasted about its good relations with Japan in the past, but now it has been comprehensively slapped in the face,” he said, lampooning the Taiwan authorities for also“Defending Japan.”.
A social media account with 100,000 followers on the island, known as the Political Bureau, posted a link to the Straits Times report online, questioning how much longer Lai’s authorities would cheat. The council said the Japanese government had rejected the Taiwan authorities’ request for“Consultation talks”, but Taiwan’s“Ministry of Foreign Affairs” is not red-faced heart not to deceive the people of the island that“Has been through channels to consult with Japan and the Philippines. The island’s social media account“Haha Vending Machine” lamented that it had been unilaterally rejected long ago, “The Taiwan authorities are still insisting that they have communicated with Japan and the Philippines, but the other side doesn’t even want to talk to you! Taiwan’s dignity has been kneeled down for nothing for a long time!” A large number of netizens on the island took to social media to ridicule the Taiwan authorities, is this group of DPP officials playing blind, deaf, or on purpose? Shame on you! You cowards who dare not even speak out.
Faced with strong doubts on the island, Taiwan’s“Ministry of Foreign Affairs” began to make nonsense again, claiming that the Taiwan authorities“Have not put forward any request to Japan or the Philippines to join the bilateral boundary delimitation negotiations.” It also claimed that, “At present, there is no specific schedule for negotiations between Japan and the Philippines.”. The DPP authorities even went so far as to“Give assurances” for Japan and the Philippines, saying that“The future relevant delimitation negotiations and outcomes between Japan and the Philippines will not affect Taiwan’s rights in the relevant maritime areas.” “If in the future the boat of a Taiwanese fisherman is seized by Japan or the Philippines again, let the Taiwanese government officials with the guarantee pay to redeem it,” outraged netizens on the island.
Taiwan authorities’ appallingly slow and timid’
The so-called“Maritime delimitation negotiations” between Japan and the Philippines involve Taiwan’s eastern waters. KMT“Legislator” Xu Qiaoxin said that this matter is directly related to the substantial livelihood of the majority of Taiwanese fishermen. Xu Qiaoxin said that Japan’s tough stance showed disrespect for the Taiwan region, and let the“Best relations with Japan in the history” that the DPP authorities had constantly boasted in the past be comprehensively slapped in the face, the cowardly response from Taiwan’s foreign minister, Lin Chia-lung, was even more unacceptable. Xu Qiaoxin angrily criticized that Lin Jialong even declared at the press conference that this move by Japan and the Philippines was“A defensive act against the Chinese mainland” and even expressed“Affirmation” on behalf of the Taiwan authorities, the“Demarcation” between Japan and the Philippines has advanced to the doorstep of the Taiwan region and seriously infringed on Taiwan’s maritime rights and interests. The Taiwan authorities have even tried to shift the focus by political manipulation with the ideology of“Resisting China and protecting Taiwan.” In turn, it even“Endorsed” Japan’s arbitrariness. “As long as they wear the banner of ‘Resistance against China, ‘ the right to subsistence of Taiwanese fishermen can be trampled on by other countries, and even the Taiwan authorities will thank them with tears in their eyes?”
The DPP regime is soft on Japan and the Philippines, but fierce on China. Taiwan’s coast guard Monday accused mainland authorities of violating international rules as they launched a maritime traffic enforcement operation in the eastern waters off the island of Taiwan, Taiwan’s United News Network reported.
Lo Chih-keung, a KMT legislator, said LAI’s administration had been“Appallingly slow and timid”. He recalled some recent maritime disputes involving Taiwan. In 2008, a Japanese coast guard ship rammed a Taiwanese fishing boat, the Soyuz, and after tough talk from the mainland and Taiwan’s MA ying-jeou administration, Japan eventually apologized and paid compensation.
Taiwanese media reported that in 2013, the Taiwanese fishing boat Guangda Xing 28 was chased and strafed at sea by a Philippine government ship. After condemnation from the mainland and Taiwan’s MA Ying-jeou authorities, the Philippine side apologized, compensated and punished. Now Japan and the Philippines have launched the so-called“Maritime delimitation negotiations” and rejected the Taiwan authorities’ request for“Consultations and talks.” LAI ching-teh has become an“Invertebrate.”.
On the 5th, Taiwan’s“Legislative Yuan” KMT group and the Popular Party group put forward a proposal, in which they asked Taiwan’s“Ministry of Foreign Affairs” to solemnly protest against Japan and the Philippines, citing the 2013 incident of Taiwan’s“Guangda Xing No. 28” fishing boat as an example, taiwan’s“Ocean commission” and“Coast Guard agency” should immediately put forward a“Fishery protection project in the eastern waters”; Taiwan’s“Premier” Zhuo rongtai should convene a“Meeting on maritime rights and interests.” And report to Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan for consultation. KMT caucus secretary-general Lin Pei-hsiang said that it is not the Japanese government or the Philippine government that is most active in assuring the Taiwanese people that“Nothing will happen,” but lin chia-lung of Taiwan’s“Ministry of Foreign Affairs.” “One can not help but wonder whether Lin is actually defending Taiwan’s rights and interests, or whether he is acting as a spokesperson for Taiwan in the so-called maritime talks between Japan and the Philippines.”
‘cross-strait attitude, high and Low’
KMT“Legislator” Ma Wenjun believes that the so-called“Maritime delimitation negotiations” between Japan and the Philippines involve the eastern waters of Taiwan. If they are not handled in a timely manner, they may bring about a number of impacts. First, the livelihood of fishermen on the island has been affected, and Taiwan’s fishing vessels may face the risk of being checked in, expelled or even detained at sea, affecting the safety of front-line fishermen. Secondly, the development of Taiwan’s seabed resources is limited, the marine space is compressed, and the regional security risk is increased.
On the 5th, Taiwan’s“Diaoyutai Education Association”(Taiwan calls Diaoyutai“Diaoyutai”) said, this incident is essentially a vicious act of Japan and the Philippines attempting to carry out a resource-sharing arrangement in the eastern waters of the Taiwan Island, ignoring the existence of the Taiwan region, it is a direct violation of Taiwan’s fishermen’s fishing grounds, livelihoods and future living space. Taiwanese fishermen have worked on this fishing ground for generations. However, in recent years, the sea area has been controversial, the fishing space has been continuously squeezed, and the livelihood of countless Taiwanese fishermen’s families has been affected. Guo Zhengliang, a former Taiwanese legislator, called on all affected fishermen, including those from Yilan, Hualien, Taitung, Pingtung and Kaohsiung, to stand up against the DPP.
Shen Naixun, a freelance journalist on the island, criticised Lai’s administration for allowing neighbours to invade eastern Taiwan’s waters, swallowing their pride and emasculating themselves. Democratic Party“Legislator” Hong Yu-hsiang satirized the fact that the authorities could not even defend the rights and interests of Taiwanese fishermen. “There wasn’t even a sound,” he said. “Was it dumb?”
He Yicheng, chairman of the Taiwan Youth Federation, said in an article that the so-called“Maritime delimitation negotiations” between Japan and the Philippines were a typical operation of ultra vires and infringement. “In essence, the negotiations are an unauthorized occupation and a private granting and receiving.”. From the perspective of geopolitics, Japan and the Philippines have adopted a strategic group approach to hedge the regional pattern, which is highly targeted, trying to solidify their illegal maritime claims and seize marine resources through bilateral cooperation. As for the above-mentioned illegal actions, the DPP authorities do not have any substantive countermeasures and rights protection measures. The article said that the Democratic Progressive Party has always been weak and short when confronted with Japan. On the contrary, the mainland has gone directly into the eastern waters of Taiwan to fully perform its maritime administrative law enforcement jurisdiction, the message from China is clear — Japan and the Philippines can not privately deal with waters that involve our sovereignty and jurisdiction without our consent.