In response to Honduras’ decision to establish diplomatic relations with China on the grounds that Taiwan is unwilling to increase financial aid, Yabata Akio posted a comment, saying that it was clear that China was behind the scenes, but he believed that China’s actions would leave the international community with An impression of "bullying Taiwan with money".

The picture shows the President of Honduras Cafacchu.

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[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] In response to Honduras’ decision to establish diplomatic relations with China on the grounds of Taiwan’s reluctance to increase financial aid, a senior Japanese media person, Akio Yatata, commented that it was clear that China was behind the scenes. He believes that by doing so, China will leave an impression on the international community of "bullying Taiwan with money."

Yaba Akio posted a comment on Facebook yesterday. In response to the changes in Taiwan’s relationship with Hong Kong, he said that President Tsai Ing-wen is about to visit the United States and is expected to hold talks with the Speaker of the US House of Representatives McCarthy in California. The news that Sri Lanka may break off diplomatic relations with Taiwan can be seen at a glance as China's tricks behind the scenes, and it is pointed out that this is a common means of Chinese diplomacy.

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Akio Yabata gave an example. For example, on July 21, 2002, the then President Chen Shui-bian became the chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party. On that day, China poached Taiwan's ally Nauru Republic, in order to make Chen Shui-bian look bad.

However, he believes that "friends bought with money are the most unreliable at critical moments. If one or two are poached away, the harm to Taiwan is actually not great."

By doing so, China will instead leave an impression on the international community of "bullying Taiwan with money."

For Taiwan, it will not have any impact on its international status. Instead, it can save Taiwan a large amount of expenses for maintaining diplomatic relations with Honduras.

Yaba Akio said that in the past, Taiwan spent a lot of diplomatic funds to maintain relations with some small countries. One of the main purposes was to allow these small countries to jointly propose proposals to support Taiwan’s accession at the regular meetings of the World Health Organization and other international organizations.

But to be honest, this kind of application has long been turned into an empty ceremony with no real meaning. Sometimes the representatives of these small countries are bought by China, quietly "pissing away" when voting, and then come back as if nothing happened, and still give Taiwan to Taiwan the benefits of.

However, Yaba Akio also pointed out that Taiwan's friends in the international community are no longer limited to these friendly countries.

Over the years, the main axis of Taiwan's diplomacy has changed from "financial aid diplomacy" to "values ​​diplomacy."

Countries including the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia have increasingly close ties with Taiwan. These countries have expressed their firm support for Taiwan's entry into international organizations in various forms.

These countries are like Taiwan, partners who support democracy and freedom as universal values.

Together with these partners, Taiwan can feel at ease and safe.