Delhi BJP’s Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga puts up ‘Happy National Day Taiwan’ poster near Chinese embassy
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Posters wishing Taiwan a happy National Day come up outside Embassy of China in New Delhi
- Chinese embassy had issued guidelines to the Indian media to not cover National Day
- The MEA responded to China’s advisory saying, ‘there is free media in India’
Hundreds of posters wishing Taiwan on its ‘National Day’ have come up outside the Chinese Embassy complex in New Delhi’s Chanakyapuri.
The banners were given by Delhi BJP pioneer Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga.
This comes after the Chinese international safe haven gave a warning to the Indian media requesting that they follow one-China strategy in front of Taiwan national day festivities.
Chinese government office had given rules on Taiwan’s inclusion
“The Chinese Embassy in India might want to remind our media companions that there is just a single China on the planet… Taiwan is a basic aspect of China’s an area. These realities are perceived by the UN goal and comprise the all inclusive agreement of the international network,” China said in its warning.
“We trust Indian media can adhere to Indian government’s situation on Taiwan, and don’t disregard the One-China rule. Specifically, Taiwan will not be alluded to as a “nation)” or “Republic of China” or the head of China’s Taiwan area as “President”, in order to not impart wrong signs to the overall population,” the Chinese Embassy articulation read.
Responding to the announcement by the Chinese international safe haven, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs hammered China telling it to “get lost”.
Free media in India: MEA
“India is the biggest majority rule government on Earth with a lively press and opportunity cherishing individuals. In any case, it would appear that communist #China is planning to walk into the subcontinent by forcing control. #Taiwan’s Indian companions will have one answer: GET LOST!” it said.
In May, BJP MPs Meenakshi Lekhi and Rahul Kaswan for all intents and purposes went to the Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s swearing-in service and complimented her in the interest of the Modi government.
Afterward, Communist China requested that India “abstain from such acts.”
While India has not set up formal political relations with Taipei, the two nations keep up close business and social ties.
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