China opposes PM of Eswatini Russell Mmiso Dlamini visiting Taiwan

Shenzhen TV: The Prime Minister of Eswatini Russell Mmiso Dlamini visited Taiwan recently, during which he met with Tsai Ing-wen, Lai Ching-te and “Premier of the Executive Yuan” Chen Chien-jen, attended the welcome dinner hosted by head of Taiwan’s foreign affairs office Wu Jaushieh, visited Taiwan’s companies and universities and held the Seminar on Exploring Investment Opportunities in the Kingdom of Eswatini. What is China’s comment on this? Lin Jian: We noted the recent visit to Taiwan by the Prime Minister of Eswatini Russell Mmiso Dlamini. This is a grave provocation to the one-China principle and China’s sovereignty. China firmly opposes this. There is but one China in the world, Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory, and the government of the People’s Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China. This is a prevailing international consensus that brooks no challenge. On the visit to Taiwan by the Prime Minister of Eswatini, I would like to stress the following two points: First, over the past 56 years of the so-called “diplomatic ties” between Eswatini and the Taiwan region, the people of Eswatini hardly received any tangible benefits and Eswatini’s national development hardly achieved any progress. We believe the people of Eswatini know this well. The Taiwan authorities squander the taxpayers’ money to support some bigwigs in Eswatini to maintain the so-called “diplomatic ties.” This kind of relationship is worth nothing to people in Taiwan and in Eswatini. Second, over 180 countries and international organizations reaffirmed their commitment to the one-China principle after the elections in the Taiwan region. Recently, Nauru reestablished diplomatic ties with China, cutting the number of countries that have the so-called “diplomatic ties” with the Taiwan region to only 12. Undeniable facts once again show that one China is where global opinion trends and the arc of history bends. Certain persons in power in Eswatini run counter to the trend of the times and maintain the so-called “diplomatic ties” with the Taiwan region. Such moves find no support and will not persist. We believe that the people of Eswatini will see clearly the truth about “Taiwan independence” and recognize the perils of the deformed “dollar diplomacy” between Taiwan and Eswatini. We urge certain persons in power in Eswatini to see squarely the prevailing consensus in the international community, refrain from being self-deceptive or deliberately undermining the one-China principle, which is a basic norm governing international relations, and realize their errors and mend their ways as soon as possible. __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What’s up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them ■ What Chinese people’s lives are like during the post COVID-19 period ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today __________________ ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! Thank you!