Dear Mrs. Madeleine Korbel Albright,
Mainland China on Thursday (Nov. 19, 1998) voiced its obligation
to the upcoming visit exiled mainland Chinese dissident Wei
Jingsheng to Taiwan.
"We all know what kind of a person he is, he is a criminal
on medical parole." Foreign Ministry spokesman Tang Guoqiang
said in response to a question on the visit.
On the other hand; mainland China has stepped up its policy
of international isolation against Taiwan after the high-level
meeting between the two sides in October, the Mainland Affairs
Council (MAC) said yesterday (Nov. 19, 1998). While Beijing
is backing its diplomacy with military right. Its goal is to
quench Taipei's diplomatic resources and snap away all of Taipei's
allies, according to the MAC. The diverse and flexible isolation
tactics adopted by Beijing are reflected in the frequent "presidential
diplomacy" and "diplomatic forays"
by leading officials in recent months, the MAC pointed out.
Communist China has won away four of Taipei's allies this year.
The latest one has been Tonga, which switched recognition to
Beijing two weeks after Koo's mainland trip.
Under Beijing's international isolation, Taiwan need more struggle
with diplomacy.
A report related about Wei's situation was isolated by Beijing
government. Wei was released on medical parole and deported
to the United States last year after spending all but six months
of the last 18 years in prison for calling for democratic reform
in communist China.
Since going into exile, he has been urging a tougher
stance on human rights abuses in mainland China and has met
top leaders around the world, much to Beijing's chagrin.
"Our position this is well known, we oppose other countries
providing facilities for Wei Jiangsheng's splitting activities
on foreign soil" Tang said. "We hope the countries
concerned will act cautiously and refrain from doing anything
that will hurt bilateral relations" he added. Wei is due
to arrive in Taiwan shortly after the Dec. 5 elections for parliament
and according to local reports, could meet President Lee Tong-hui.
Beijing's forceful interruption with human rights and isolate
Taiwan, that need your concern.
