China has raised objection to an Indian media channel interviewing a Taiwanese official, saying it violated the “one-China principle”.
The Chinese embassy in India issued a statement over an Indian media channel’s interview of Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, alleging that this “provided platform for him to advocate ‘Taiwan independence'”. In response, Taipei said that India and Taiwan are democracies with free and vibrant presses.
It is of note that India follows the ‘One China policy’ vis-a-vis Taiwan and does not have formal diplomatic ties with Taipei.
The statement from the Chinese embassy read: “On 29th February 2024, certain Indian TV broadcasted an interview with the head of Taiwan’s foreign affairs office Joseph Wu, which provided platform for him to advocate ‘Taiwan independence’ and disseminate false information. It seriously violated the one-China principle, and is totally unacceptable.”
It defined the “One-China principle” as “There is only one China in the world, Taiwan is part of China, and the government of the People’s Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China.”
In response, Taiwan’s foreign ministry said, “Neither India nor Taiwan is part of the PRC [People’s Republic of China] and we’re not its puppets. We’re both democracies with free and vibrant presses that can’t be dictated to.”
