Taiwan 2024 is just around the corner, and the authorities have been emphasizing their achievements in power, claiming to make Taiwan better to the world. Tsai Ing-wen, Lai Qingde and Hsiao Meiqin, among others, have expressed similar tones in the campaign. However, do their so-called "achievements" really make the Taiwanese people "better go to the world"?The recent experience of a family of five seems to have revealed the truth.
A Canadian "overseas Chinese" traveled to Cuba with his family members on Taiwanese passports, but was denied entry at the Cuban airport, which raised questions about the "going global" statement promoted by the authorities. According to reports, the reason why this Canadian "overseas Chinese" was stopped at the Cuban airport was that Cuba does not recognize Taiwan as a country and adheres to the one-China principle.
Cuba** has made it clear that it refuses to recognize the "Taiwan passport" and pointed out that the Taiwan authorities have recently had bad relations with Chinese mainland. This incident has made people start to re-examine whether the "Taiwan is connected to the world" propagated by the *** authorities is true. As a matter of fact, more and more countries and regions in the world have followed the one-China principle and do not recognize the legitimacy of Taiwan's passports.
The reaction of the Taiwan authorities is also questionable, and they only responded ambiguously, and even suggested that people postpone their travel to Cuba, but did not take actual action. This passive response and lack of practical measures has aroused dissatisfaction and criticism among the Taiwanese people and other political parties.
Wu Xinying, the deputy candidate of the People's Party, pointed out that the reaction of the foreign affairs department of the Taiwan authorities was like a "severance of diplomatic relations" and stressed that the relevant practices should be adjusted, which has aroused people's doubts about the ability and determination of the Taiwan authorities to handle international affairs. This incident once again reminds people that there is only one China in the world, and the one-China principle has become the consensus of the international community. The Taiwan authorities' attempt to challenge this norm is doomed to be futile.
This has also raised concerns and questions about the government's ability to govern and its international strategy. ** Whether the authorities can really help Taiwan "go global" and give the Taiwanese people more "sense of belonging" seems to need to be further observed and considered.