On Taiwan National Day, Posters Crop Up Outside Chinese Embassy In New Delhi
The advertisement carried a photograph of President Tsai Ing-wen and hailed India, a fellow democracy, as a natural partner of Taiwan.
Months after deadly clashes between Indian and Chinese troops on the disputed Himalayan border another controversy has come up.
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Advertisements were placed in leading Indian newspapers by Taiwan¡¯s government to mark the democratic, Chinese-claimed island¡¯s national day on Saturday.
The advertisement carried a photograph of President Tsai Ing-wen and hailed India, a fellow democracy, as a natural partner of Taiwan.
Large posters wishing Taiwan on its ¡®National Day¡¯ have come up outside the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi. They have been put up by BJP's Tajinder Bagga,
He posted visuals of the posters on his Twitter account on Saturday early morning with the hashtag '#TaiwanNationalDay'.
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It comes days after Chinese Embassy in India on Thursday, instructed Indian media persons to 'stick to Indian government's stance on Taiwan' while reporting on the upcoming 'National Day of Taiwan'.
#BREAKING: Posters wishing #Taiwan a happy National Day come up outside Embassy of #China in New Delhi, India. Posters put by India¡¯s ruling party BJP leader @tajinderbagga. Chinese embassy had earlier threatened Indian media with a diktat to not cover National Day. @MOFA_Taiwan pic.twitter.com/VNpUl4rG1x
¡ª Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) October 9, 2020
¡°Regarding the so-called forthcoming ¡®National Day of Taiwan¡¯, the Chinese Embassy in India would like to remind our media friends that there is only one China in the world, and the Government of the People¡¯s Republic of China is the sole legitimate government representing the whole of China,¡± the embassy said.
Taiwanese President/Twitter
More photographs of posters outside Embassy of People¡¯s Republic of #China in New Delhi, India wishing #Taiwan a Happy National Day. This is a diplomatic area in Central Delhi. Indian social media has been flooded with good wishes for Taiwan and anger for Xi Jinping and China. pic.twitter.com/lWCiAn4n0h
¡ª Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) October 9, 2020
#TaiwanNationalDay pic.twitter.com/UpIID3rAuE
¡ª Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga (@TajinderBagga) October 9, 2020
Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu scoffed at Beijing¡¯s advice to Indian media.
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¡°India is the largest democracy on Earth with a vibrant press & freedom-loving people. But it looks like communist #China is hoping to march into the subcontinent by imposing censorship. #Taiwan¡¯s Indian friends will have one reply: GET LOST!¡± he said in a tweet.
So many friends from #India?? are ready to join in celebrating #TaiwanNationalDay??. Our hearts are touched in #Taiwan by this wonderful support. Thank you! When I say I like India, I really mean it. "Get Lost" Minister JW pic.twitter.com/4UbKyz6qXK
¡ª Íâ½»²¿ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan) ?? (@MOFA_Taiwan) October 9, 2020
Ahead of the National Day, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, taking to Twitter said, "The whole world can see that Taiwan finds strength in unity" Taiwan's Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu thanked Indians for their support in celebrating Taiwan National Day.
