Some US politicians have frequently played the “Taiwan card” since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, trying to interfere in China’s domestic affairs with excuse of the disease.
According to the Chinese media, recently, three US senators visited Taiwan promising to donate 750,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses.
After that, other US senators announced to convene a hearing on strengthening the so-called US-Taiwan relationship, calling the U.S. administration to expedite its vaccine commitment for Taiwan and stand ready to field additional requests from the region.
That was quite a show put on by these US politicians, says the Chinese media adding, it’s an obvious political calculation to sow discord between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan and destroy peace in the Taiwan Strait.
Taiwan is facing serious threats from COVID-19. The mortality rate in the region is way higher than the global average, and people’s lives and health at stake there. To control the spread of virus remains the most urgent task for the region.
The central government of China places high importance on the health and wellbeing of the Taiwan compatriots, and has always expressed its readiness to offer as much assistance as possible for them to tide over difficulties, and provide them the COVID-19 vaccines produced by the Chinese mainland that have been listed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for emergency use.
Over 80 percent of the residents in Taiwan said they are willing to receive the vaccines from the Chinese mainland. However, Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ignored the voice of the people and is obsessed with politicizing the vaccines. While making excuses to prevent the Taiwan compatriots from using vaccines from the Chinese mainland, the political party joined hands with some U.S. politicians to sow discord between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan under the disguise of epidemic control, showing indifference to the health and lives of the people in Taiwan.
US’ vaccine aid for Taiwan is a camouflage, and what the White House truly aims at is to interfere in China’s domestic affairs. Washington’s vaccine offer is merely a slogan and will never be realized. Recently, some people suggested that the White House distribute its vaccine resources to “key regions” for largest strategic results. Out of such intention, some U.S. politicians took Taiwan as a priority.
Even if the 750,000 doses of American vaccines are delivered as promised, they are chickenfeed for the 23 million people in Taiwan. By hyping the so-called assistance, which is both short in number and never executed, the U.S. just exposed its political intentions. The Chinese government will never accept such political show that aims at interfering in China’s domestic affairs, and neither will the Chinese people.
