Zhao Qingtai and officials' low-key visit to Taiwan was condemned by China, and the counterattack on Facebook attracted a lot of support from netizens.

(European News Agency)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] Cho Ching-tae (조경태), president of the Korea-Taiwan Parliamentarians Friendship Association, made a low-key visit to Taiwan with several congressmen at the end of last month to meet with President Tsai Ing-wen, Legislative Yuan Yu Xikun and others.

However, this trip was condemned by the Chinese embassy in South Korea in a statement, saying it seriously violated the one-China principle and the spirit of the communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea.

In this regard, Zhao Qingtai posted a post on his personal Facebook to fight back, asking China to stop interfering in South Korea's diplomatic activities, and bluntly saying that China should focus on solving North Korea's nuclear weapons issue.

At the end of last month, Cho Kyung-tae, chairman of the Korea-Taiwan Parliamentarians Friendship Association, and the deputy speaker of the National Assembly, Zheng Yuze (정우택), who is also a member of the "National Power" party, organized a delegation to visit Taiwan.

This trip is the first visit to Taiwan by a delegation of members of the South Korean Congress since the outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan more than two years ago. During the visit, President Tsai Ing-wen and Legislative Yuan You Xikun and others were met to discuss various important cooperation issues between Taiwan and South Korea. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the news after the trip, which can be described as quite low-key.

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However, the Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a statement after learning of South Korea's visit to Taiwan, strongly expressing its dissatisfaction.

Although the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded at a regular press conference on the 5th that the South Korean government still respects the position of maintaining the one-China principle, Cho Kyung-tae directly fired back on Facebook, asking China not to interfere in South Korea's internal affairs and to focus on dealing with North Korea. nuclear weapons issue.

Zhao Qingtai believes that the historical backgrounds of South Korea and Taiwan have many similarities. After a long period of suppression, both can achieve economic and democratization and surprise the world.

However, China's repeated interference is not the demeanor that a country should have. At the same time, it has no qualifications, powers and qualifications to intervene. I call on the Chinese ambassador to South Korea, Xing Haiming, to immediately apologize for the absurd remarks.