Free Democratic Party.
During its 4-day visit, the delegation will meet its chairman Taiwan Tsai Ing-won, Prime Minister Su Teng-chang, National Security Council Secretary General Wellington Koo, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, Parliament Speaker Yu Si-kun and other senior officials.
Observers believe that this delegation visit Bundestag It is a German and a European message to China, which affirms it European Union Despite its extensive ties with Beijing, it rejects the threat of Taiwan and attempts to forcibly annex it into mainland China.
Analysts underestimate the repercussions of this visit on the reality and future of German-Chinese relations, despite the provocative nature it has towards China, especially since the delegation is led by the chairman of the defense commission of the German parliament.
The strategic expert and non-resident researcher of the American Stimson Institute for Research, Amer Al-Sabaila, spoke in an interview with the site "Sky News Arabia" said:
- There is no doubt that this German step reflects an identical European approach to the American side of the Atlantic towards Beijing, with the difference in the relatively flexible nature of European engagement with China compared to the American one, and it is a message to La China on the need to deal differently with the Europeans, especially since NATO has regained its splendor and momentum, and has returned to the front from the gates of the Ukrainian war and that Europe’s strategic hub is the Atlantic axis.
- For this the visit of the German Chancellor Olaf SchultzIn China, and then this visit by the Bundestag delegation to Taiwan, it is to underline that Europe is neither hostile to China nor in disagreement with it, but is also one of the two sides of the Atlantic equation, and that the Europeans they have warnings and reservations, as does their main ally Washington, about Beijing’s policies, especially the Taiwan dossier.
party visit
In turn, the political researcher specializing in German affairs, Maher Al-Hamdani, said in an interview with Sky News Arabia:
- This visit will not constitute a detour in the path of German-Chinese relations, as the delegation visiting Taiwan includes several parliamentarians, but these belong to only one party, which is that of the Free Democrats, and it is this that makes the visit a strictly partisan character, due to the relationships that bind this party with the Taiwanese leadership.
- Therefore, what is happening cannot be considered as a reflection of the official position of Germany towards the Taiwan-China crisis, because there is a consistent position of Berlin on this matter expressed by Chancellor Schultz, during his recent visit to Beijing, in the which renewed his country’s support for the unity of China, including Taiwan, but not by force.
Hong Kong model
- In fact, Germany proposes, together with other countries such as France and Australia, to resolve the Taiwan issue, a formula for there to be a country with two systems, as was the practice in Hong Kong, the former British colony, which eventually returned to sovereignty Chinese in mid-1997.
- This differs from US policy which invests in the Taiwan crisis and works to stoke tension between Beijing and Taipei, while Germany and European Union countries in general seek to expand their trade and economic relations with China and ease the crisis. between them and Taiwan.
- Therefore, the size of the broad network of economic interests linking the first economy of the Eurozone, with the Chinese economy, which in a few years will occupy the vanguard of world economies, is greater than the movements of this German economic party, which has a small block in the Bundestag.
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Visit details
- The visiting delegation, led by Marie-Agnes Struck-Zimmermann, chair of the Bundestag’s defense committee, includes 10 of its members from Free Democratic Party.
- During its 4-day visit, the delegation will meet its chairman Taiwan Tsai Ing-won, Prime Minister Su Teng-chang, National Security Council Secretary General Wellington Koo, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, Parliament Speaker Yu Si-kun and other senior officials.
- Observers believe that this delegation visit Bundestag It is a German and a European message to China, which affirms it European Union Despite its extensive ties with Beijing, it rejects the threat of Taiwan and attempts to forcibly annex it into mainland China.
- Analysts underestimate the repercussions of this visit on the reality and future of German-Chinese relations, despite the provocative nature it has towards China, especially since the delegation is led by the chairman of the defense commission of the German parliament.
Strategy expert and non-resident fellow at the American Stimson Institute for Research, Amer Al-Sabaila spoke in an interview with Sky News Arabia, saying:
- There is no doubt that this German step reflects an identical European approach to the American side of the Atlantic towards Beijing, with the difference in the relatively flexible nature of European engagement with China compared to the American one, and it is a message to La China on the need to deal differently with the Europeans, especially since NATO has regained its splendor and momentum, and has returned to the front from the gates of the Ukrainian war and that Europe’s strategic hub is the Atlantic axis.
- For this the visit of the German Chancellor Olaf SchultzIn China, and then this visit by the Bundestag delegation to Taiwan, it is to underline that Europe is neither hostile to China nor in disagreement with it, but is also one of the two sides of the Atlantic equation, and that the Europeans they have warnings and reservations, as does their main ally Washington, about Beijing’s policies, especially the Taiwan dossier.
party visit
In turn, the political researcher specializing in German affairs, Maher Al-Hamdani, said in an interview with Sky News Arabia:
- This visit will not constitute a detour in the path of German-Chinese relations, as the delegation visiting Taiwan includes several parliamentarians, but these belong to only one party, which is that of the Free Democrats, and it is this that makes the visit a strictly partisan character, due to the relations that bind this party with the Taiwanese leadership.
- Therefore, what is happening cannot be considered as a reflection of the official position of Germany towards the Taiwan-China crisis, because there is a consistent position of Berlin on this matter expressed by Chancellor Schultz, during his recent visit to Beijing, in the which renewed his country’s support for the unity of China, including Taiwan, but not by force.
Hong Kong model
- In fact, Germany proposes, together with other countries such as France and Australia, to resolve the Taiwan issue, a formula for there to be a country with two systems, as was the practice in Hong Kong, the former British colony, which eventually returned to sovereignty Chinese in mid-1997.
- This differs from US policy which invests in the Taiwan crisis and works to stoke tension between Beijing and Taipei, while Germany and European Union countries in general seek to expand their trade and economic relations with China and ease the crisis. between them and Taiwan.
- Therefore, the size of the broad network of economic interests linking the first economy of the Eurozone, with the Chinese economy, which in a few years will occupy the vanguard of world economies, is greater than the movements of this German economic party, which has a small block in the Bundestag.
