Source: Global Times
On December 1, the Irish Senate passed a Taiwan-related resolution, saying that Ireland does not want to see China reunify Taiwan by force.
In addition to attacking the situation of Chinese rights, five articles related to Taiwan are related to Taiwan, including "calling on the Irish Government to continue to firmly support Taiwan's political freedom, reiterating its opposition to the use of force to resolve cross-strait differences, calling on the Irish Government to enhance interaction with the Taiwan authorities and people, and condemning acts related to obstructing Taiwan's participation in international organizations or isolating Taiwan's accession to international humanitarian initiatives." The resolution also calls on the Irish government to increase its interaction with the Taiwan authorities and the people, taking into account the practices of other EU countries."
In an exclusive interview with the Irish Daily in early November, Yang Zibao, the "Taiwan representative to Ireland," said that he hoped the Irish government would reopen its office in Taipei to promote interaction between the two sides.
Recently, the parliaments of France, the Netherlands and other European countries have issued similar Resolutions related to Taiwan. The BBC earlier analyzed that the relationship between EU member Lithuania and China has been damaged by the Taiwan issue, which has aroused external concern. Sima Anzhou, a senior researcher at the German Marshall Foundation, a US think tank, analyzed in an interview with the BBC that the EU as a whole is still cautious about the Taiwan issue, but increasingly regards China as a systemic competitor and believes that on the Taiwan issue, the EU also needs to collectively take a clearer position.
With regard to the relevant acts of the European parliaments, our embassies abroad have repeatedly stated that the relevant motions seriously violate the one-China principle, openly interfere in China's internal affairs, and deliberately show their eyes for the "Taiwan independence" forces. The Taiwan issue is purely China's internal affair and brooks no foreign interference or any bargaining.