Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Chinese personnel ran into Fiji based Taiwan’s representative office during the Double Ten Cocktail Party to beat people. The Chinese Communist Party denied the event had occured.
According to the report, a representative of Taiwan held a National Day reception in a Fiji hotel before the “10th October National Day”. During the period, two Chinese diplomats were suspected of harassing and injuring a Taiwanese staff member. It was believed that due to diplomatic immunity, no one was arrested. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the suspected violation of the rule of law, and warned personnel stationed abroad of China’s increasingly aggressive “Wolf Diplomacy”.
In the Central News Agency and Asia Pacific Report it was reported that Taiwan’s representative office in Fiji held a National Day reception at a hotel on the 8th October. During that day, two Chinese personnel broke in and took photos. According to the report, at that time, Taiwanese representative asked them to leave but were unsuccessful, and were beaten by Chinese personnel. The Taiwanese staff members were required to seek medical inspection. Fiji police were also present, but the Chinese personnel claimed they have diplomatic immunity, so the police were unable to follow up.
In response to media enquiries, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Joanne Ou said that the staff in the station suffered head injuries, but when the Chinese personnel had been taken out from the hotel, they stated that they had been attacked by the Taiwanese personnel. Ou stated that he had immediately followed up on the injured stationed staff member and expressed his objection towards the Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs handling of the situation. Ou also pointed out that considering the “repeated provocative war wolf diplomacy” practice of Chinese personnel stationed abroad, has asked the station to keep in touch with the Fiji police.
Source from: Standnews #Oct19
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According to the report, a representative of Taiwan held a National Day reception in a Fiji hotel before the “10th October National Day”. During the period, two Chinese diplomats were suspected of harassing and injuring a Taiwanese staff member. It was believed that due to diplomatic immunity, no one was arrested. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the suspected violation of the rule of law, and warned personnel stationed abroad of China’s increasingly aggressive “Wolf Diplomacy”.
In the Central News Agency and Asia Pacific Report it was reported that Taiwan’s representative office in Fiji held a National Day reception at a hotel on the 8th October. During that day, two Chinese personnel broke in and took photos. According to the report, at that time, Taiwanese representative asked them to leave but were unsuccessful, and were beaten by Chinese personnel. The Taiwanese staff members were required to seek medical inspection. Fiji police were also present, but the Chinese personnel claimed they have diplomatic immunity, so the police were unable to follow up.
In response to media enquiries, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Joanne Ou said that the staff in the station suffered head injuries, but when the Chinese personnel had been taken out from the hotel, they stated that they had been attacked by the Taiwanese personnel. Ou stated that he had immediately followed up on the injured stationed staff member and expressed his objection towards the Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs handling of the situation. Ou also pointed out that considering the “repeated provocative war wolf diplomacy” practice of Chinese personnel stationed abroad, has asked the station to keep in touch with the Fiji police.
Source from: Standnews #Oct19
#China #Taiwan #wolfdiplomacy #nationalday #Fiji #internationaldiplomacy #CentralNewsAgency #AsiaPacificReport #JoanneOu