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US Cancels Meeting With Taiwan's KMT Chairwoman After China Visit; Analyst Calls It 'Humiliation'

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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Analysis Named sources Context piece
  • Taiwanese politician KMT Chairwoman Chiu Yi-hsiu's planned meeting with U.S. National Security Council officials was abruptly canceled.
  • Economist Wu Chia-lung criticized Chiu for attempting to leverage her meeting with Xi Jinping to gain favor with the U.S., calling it a futile effort.
  • Wu stated that the U.S. likely canceled the meeting to signal disapproval of Chiu's perceived pro-China stance, especially after her visit to Beijing.

Taiwanese politician KMT Chairwoman Chiu Yi-hsiu's recent visit to the United States has hit a snag, with her planned meeting with U.S. National Security Council officials being unexpectedly canceled. This development follows her earlier trip to mainland China, where she met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

You cannot simultaneously be pro-communist and pro-American.

— Wu Chia-lungExplaining the difficulty of balancing relations with both China and the U.S. in the current geopolitical climate.

Economist Wu Chia-lung sharply criticized Chiu's strategy, suggesting she was attempting to use her meeting with Xi Jinping to enhance her standing with the U.S. Wu described this as a futile endeavor, arguing that Chiu cannot simultaneously maintain pro-China and pro-U.S. positions in the current geopolitical climate of U.S.-China confrontation.

The U.S. deliberately canceled the meeting with her without warning to humiliate her, which is too obvious.

— Wu Chia-lungInterpreting the cancellation of Chiu Yi-hsiu's meeting with U.S. National Security Council officials.

Wu believes the U.S. deliberately canceled the meeting as a form of public humiliation, signaling their disapproval of Chiu's perceived alignment with Beijing. He stated that the U.S. supports Taiwanese political figures who advocate for Taiwan's interests, not those who serve China's agenda. Wu suggested that if Chiu had taken a stronger stance against Xi Jinping in Beijing, such as asserting Taiwan's sovereignty, she might have been received more favorably by the U.S.

The U.S. will support Taiwanese political figures who stand on Taiwan's position and speak for Taiwan's interests, not those who serve China's interests.

— Wu Chia-lungDescribing the criteria the U.S. uses when supporting political figures in Taiwan.

Chiu's attempt to leverage her meetings with leaders of both China and the U.S. has been met with skepticism, with Wu questioning her understanding of the geopolitical landscape and her ability to gain support from Taiwanese voters. He implied that her approach might be seen as an attempt to mislead the Taiwanese public.

If Chiu Yi-hsiu had slapped Xi Jinping's face in Beijing and said that the Republic of China is a sovereign and independent country and that Taiwan's sovereignty does not belong to the People's Republic of China, then the Americans would definitely have received her well.

— Wu Chia-lungSuggesting a hypothetical scenario where a stronger stance against Xi Jinping could have led to a better reception in the U.S.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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