China Invokes Germany's 'painful' Past, Slams MPs' Visit To Taiwan
Umer Jamshaid Published January 09, 2023 | 03:00 PM
Beijing, Jan 9 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 9th Jan, 2023 ) :China Monday invoked Germany's "painful" history in slamming a Taiwan visit by a high-ranking parliamentary delegation from Berlin, in an apparent reference to the country's wartime record.
The group of German lawmakers arrived in the self-ruled island on Monday ahead of an anticipated ministerial visit later this year in a move that will likely enrage China.
The visit is a "sign of solidarity" with the democracy which China claims as part of its territory, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, chair of the parliamentary defence committee and a leader of the delegation, told AFP.
China's foreign ministry Monday swiftly condemned the visit.
"The root cause of the Taiwan problem is precisely that the law of the jungle, hegemonism, colonialism, militarism and nationalism were rampant in the world, and China suffered deeply from them," foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a briefing.
"Germany has (experienced) a profound and painful historical lesson in this regard," he added.
"We urge these German politicians to earnestly abide by the One-China principle." The deputies from the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP) -- a junior partner in Germany's coalition government -- are set to meet with "senior figures from politics, civil society and the military", Strack-Zimmermann said.
The delegation would discuss the current "threat situation" in their meetings, she added.
The trip is set to be followed by a visit from German education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger, also of the FDP, in the next few months, sources told AFP.
It would be the first by a member of the German cabinet in 26 years.
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