{"id":130382,"date":"2026-05-08T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=130382"},"modified":"2026-05-08T06:47:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T04:47:48","slug":"11-00-121","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=130382","title":{"rendered":"China Warns of \u2018Red Lines\u2019 After Israeli Lawmakers Visit Taiwan Amid Deepening Ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\"><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><span><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/05\/07\/china-warns-red-lines-israeli-lawmakers-visit-taiwan-deepening-ties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">China Warns of \u2018Red Lines\u2019 After Israeli Lawmakers Visit Taiwan Amid Deepening Ties<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Ailin Vilches Arguello<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Taiwan-1.jpg\" width=\"100%\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te meets with Israeli Knesset members Mickey Levy and fellow lawmakers during a diplomatic visit focused on strengthening cooperation in technology and national resilience amid rising regional tensions. Photo: Screenshot<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">A diplomatic row has escalated between China and Israel after an Israeli parliamentary delegation visited Taiwan on Tuesday, reflecting&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/03\/05\/taiwan-donates-humanitarian-aid-israel-sends-message-hope-solidarity-amid-iran-strikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deepening ties between Jerusalem and Taipei<\/a>&nbsp;at a time of mounting geopolitical tensions across the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The delegation of Israeli lawmakers \u2014 including Knesset members Mickey Levy, Boaz Toporovsky, Ron Katz, and Yonatan Mishraki \u2014 met with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te and senior officials during a diplomatic visit aimed at expanding cooperation, as both countries work to broaden and deepen bilateral ties across multiple sectors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">During a press conference, Lai praised Israel\u2019s strong support for Taiwan\u2019s international participation, adding that closer engagement and expanded cooperation are essential to strengthening diplomatic relations, reinforcing shared democratic values, and bolstering global and regional stability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cTaiwan and Israel are geographically far apart, yet we share such universal values as freedom and democracy. We also face complicated circumstances in our respective regions,\u201d the Taiwanese leader said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cAs we witness the continued expansion of authoritarianism, we keenly understand that only by constantly enhancing our self-defense capabilities and societal resilience can we ensure peace and protect peoples\u2019 daily lives and democratic institutions,\u201d Lai continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2051661610201305121&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.algemeiner.com%2F2026%2F05%2F07%2Fchina-warns-red-lines-israeli-lawmakers-visit-taiwan-deepening-ties%2F&amp;sessionId=4a05cfd1f11fab78d846ad7fa531a5d4f8d757aa&amp;siteScreenName=Algemeiner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" width=\"650\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2051661610201305121\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">As both countries seek to expand cooperation in technology and national resilience, Taiwan\u2019s Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung expressed hope to lead a delegation to Israel once conditions in the Middle East stabilize, aiming to deepen ties through what he described as \u201ccomprehensive diplomacy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Further straining already tense relations, China\u2019s Embassy in Israel on Wednesday denounced the visit as a \u201cprovocative\u201d move that \u201cseverely undermines the political foundation of China-Israel relations,\u201d accusing the lawmakers of breaching the one-China principle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cThere is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inseparable part of China\u2019s territory,\u201d an embassy spokesperson said in a statement, arguing that the People\u2019s Republic of China is the only legitimate government of China and that the one-China principle is a basic rule of international relations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">China regards Taiwan, a self-governed democratic island, as a separatist province that must eventually be reunified with the mainland, by force if necessary. Under pressure from Beijing, most countries maintain no formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Israel recognizes Beijing but not Taipei, even as Taiwan has increasingly sought closer defense ties with Jerusalem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/12\/11\/china-expresses-outrage-senior-taiwanese-officials-reported-trip-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese Embassy accused Israeli lawmakers<\/a>&nbsp;of repeatedly violating Israel\u2019s one-China policy and of \u201ccooperating with separatist forces\u201d that support Taiwan independence, describing their actions as \u201cdespicable in nature.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cChina will never allow anyone, in any form, to separate Taiwan from China, nor will it allow any external forces to obstruct China\u2019s complete reunification,\u201d the embassy said, warning that officials should \u201cnot fantasize that they can cross red lines on the Taiwan question without paying a price.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cWe call on the relevant Knesset members to immediately stop their wrong words and actions,\u201d it added, stressing that China\u2019s determination to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity should not be underestimated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In recent years, Taiwanese cooperation with Israel has expanded across multiple fields, including academic exchange, agriculture, and health, with more than 36 agreements and memorandums of understanding signed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In October, Lai said that&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/10\/28\/citing-biblical-story-taiwan-president-says-israel-model-islands-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Israel&nbsp;<\/span>is a<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">&nbsp;model&nbsp;<\/span>for<\/a><span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">&nbsp;Taiwan&nbsp;<\/span>to learn from in strengthening its&nbsp;<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">defenses<\/span>,&nbsp;<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">citing&nbsp;<\/span>the<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">&nbsp;Biblical&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">story&nbsp;<\/span>of David versus Goliath on the need to stand up to authoritarianism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cThe<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">&nbsp;Taiwan<\/span>ese people often look to the example of the Jewish people when facing challenges to our international standing and threats to our sovereignty from China. The people of<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">&nbsp;Taiwan&nbsp;<\/span>have never become discouraged,\u201d he said. \u201c<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Israel\u2019<\/span>s determination and capacity to defend its territory provides a valuable<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">&nbsp;model&nbsp;<\/span>for<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">&nbsp;Taiwan<\/span>. I have always believed that<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">&nbsp;Taiwan&nbsp;<\/span>needs to channel the spirit of David against Goliath in standing up to authoritarian coercion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">He made the remarks during a dinner of the American<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">&nbsp;Israel&nbsp;<\/span>Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Taiwan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Lai in October also announced a new multi-layered air<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">&nbsp;defense&nbsp;<\/span>system called \u201cT-Dome\u201d to defend itself against a possible future attack by China. It is partly modeled on<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">&nbsp;Israel\u2019<\/span>s air defense system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Lai told the AIPAC dinner that T-Dome had been inspired by<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">&nbsp;Israel\u2019<\/span>s Iron Dome missile<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">&nbsp;defense&nbsp;<\/span>system, as well as US<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">&nbsp;President&nbsp;<\/span>Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cGolden Dome\u201d missile<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">&nbsp;defense&nbsp;<\/span>shield plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cI believe that trilateral<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">&nbsp;Taiwan<\/span>-US-<span class=\"highlight\" data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Israel&nbsp;<\/span>cooperation can help achieve regional peace, stability, and prosperity,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Meanwhile, as regional tensions rise and great-power competition shapes the Middle East, diplomatic and security relations between Beijing and Jerusalem&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/12\/03\/china-slams-israel-joining-un-human-rights-statement-condemning-beijing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have become increasingly strained<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">China, a key diplomatic and economic backer of Iran, has moved to deepen ties with the Islamist regime in recent years, signing a 25-year cooperation agreement, holding joint naval drills, and continuing to purchase Iranian oil despite US sanctions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">With nearly 90 percent of Iran\u2019s crude and condensate exports flowing to Beijing, China stands as the largest importer of Iranian oil.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">On Thursday, China ordered companies to ignore US sanctions on Iranian oil by invoking a 2021 Commerce Ministry \u201cblocking statute\u201d that bars compliance with foreign sanctions it deems illegitimate, in a move that further escalates tensions with Washington.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In response, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused Beijing of effectively&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/07\/14\/china-denies-report-saying-transferred-air-defense-systems-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">financing Iran\u2019s military activities<\/a>&nbsp;through continued oil purchases, arguing that Chinese demand is sustaining Tehran\u2019s economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The tensions between China and Israel expands beyond Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In September, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Beijing, along with Qatar, of funding a \u201cmedia blockade\u201d against the Jewish state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">According to a report released by the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), an Israeli think tank, China has increasingly used state media and covert campaigns to&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/09\/18\/china-expands-influence-campaign-targeting-israel-way-hurt-us-study-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spread anti-Israel and antisemitic narratives<\/a>&nbsp;in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The report examined how China\u2019s state media portrays Israel and the United States as solely responsible for the war in Gaza, depicting them as destabilizing actors while spreading anti-Israel and antisemitic messages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cIt is evident that China and its proxies play a significant role in the current wave of antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment in the United States,\u201d Ofir Dayan, a research associate in the Israel-China Policy Center at INSS, wrote in the report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In February, the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) published a new report showing how C<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/02\/24\/china-unleashes-antisemitic-wave-amid-gaza-conflict-new-report-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hina has embraced overt antisemitic messaging<\/a>&nbsp;in its domestic propaganda in recent years. The study tied the move to both geopolitical rivalry with the United States and efforts to curry favor with Arab and Muslim countries hostile to Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China Warns of \u2018Red Lines\u2019 After Israeli Lawmakers Visit Taiwan Amid Deepening Ties Ailin Vilches Arguello Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te meets with Israeli Knesset members Mickey Levy and fellow lawmakers during a diplomatic visit focused on strengthening cooperation in technology and national resilience amid rising regional tensions. 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