Representative to France Wu Zhizhong (left).Photo: Flip through Wu Zhizhong’s Facebook
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip has been intimidated by Beijing’s military attacks and attacks, which has drawn global attention. The French media is always watching, asking experts from all walks of life to analyze the situation in the Taiwan Strait. The “Taiwan” label also appeared on Twitter on the evening of the 2nd and ranked second in French trends, with more than 110,000 tweets. In an exclusive interview with French media, Wu Zhizhong, the representative to France, stressed that Taiwan still has to confront China’s ambitions and must not relax; he even pointed out that Beijing’s operation “makes China the biggest loser”.
Wu Zhizhong accepted an exclusive interview with Europe 1 on the evening of the 2nd. The host asked Pelosi whether ignoring China’s opposition to visiting Taiwan was a diplomatic victory for Taiwan. He replied that Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan is very important, but it is too much to shout victory now. Early, because “the struggle is not over yet, Taiwan is still excluded from the United Nations and the World Health Organization, and the war of resistance against Taiwan to become a normal country continues. After Pelosi leaves the country, there are still consequences to face. We must work with all democratic Nations together to respond to China’s unpredictable retaliation.”
Wu Zhizhong said on European Radio 1 that China’s attempt to invade Taiwan is because it wants to gain control of the Indo-Pacific region, while the anger displayed by Beijing comes from “Xi Jinping’s ambition to dominate the world.” The interviewed video had nearly 9,000 views and 200 comments within 3 hours of its launch on YouTube, and discussions were lively, far higher than the views of other videos on the channel.
According to the Central News Agency, Wu Zhizhong said he also told French media that China was the biggest loser. If China doesn’t respond, “that’s bragging; but as long as China does anything, it will become a peacebreaker, re-creating its image and reputation, and it will be a loser no matter what.” But this does not mean that Taiwan has won a complete victory, Chinese nationalism Gao Sheng “If you want to dominate the world, Taiwan cannot trust the dictatorship, so it cannot be taken lightly. Democracy is fragile, and we must stand up to defend it.”
Wu Zhizhong mentioned that Pelosi’s trip also increased Taiwan’s visibility and momentum. For the first time, he was interviewed by several French media for a single incident. In an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro, Li Zhequan, an associate researcher at Taiwan’s Institute for National Defense Security, pointed out that Beijing’s operation was mainly aimed at “transferring domestic dissatisfaction, such as dissatisfaction with the epidemic and the economy.”
Pelosi, who has long supported the concept of democracy and human rights, has not yielded to Chinese pressure and led a delegation to visit Taiwan, and firmly abides by the unwavering commitment of the United States to support Taiwan’s flourishing democracy. The highest-level U.S. dignitary who has visited Taiwan in 25 years. Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan has received high attention from the international media. Not only did the special flight become the most tracked flight in the history of the flight tracking website Flightradar24, but it also made headlines in major French media.