Beijing’s reactions to a senior Taiwanese official’s personal trip to Japan show that the regime’s attempts to isolate the self-ruled democracy are backfiring, experts say, as Taipei instead deepens its global diplomatic ties.
The Chinese regime’s Taiwan Affairs Office said on March 9 that Beijing firmly opposes Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai’s private trip to Tokyo for a World Baseball Classic game between Taiwan and the Czech Republic.
Cho, who serves as Taiwan’s top Cabinet official, said this week that his self-funded visit to the March 7 match was entirely private.
He also dismissed domestic opposition allegations regarding the misuse of public funds….
Taiwan’s ‘Baseball Diplomacy’ Exposes Failure of China’s Intimidation Tactics: Analysts
