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Taiwanese Students Object to Chinese Delegation's Visit
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12/4/2024
Taiwanese university and high school students are protesting an exchange visit by a group from China, calling their activities "fake" and saying they are part of China's "united front" tactics intended to undermine Taiwan's sovereignty.
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Inside Taiwan's legislature, university and high school students are speaking out against
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the Chinese delegation currently in the country.
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The group of students and athletes was invited by former President Ma Ying-jeou's foundation,
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an effort it says is to foster cross-strait communication and exchanges.
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But students here say these exchanges are fake and that there didn't seem to be a desire
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for real communication.
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They say when the delegation came to their universities, they were kept in the dark about it.
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That happened at NTU, but as a student from NTU, we have no open information, we have
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no way to know when and where it's going to happen.
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The local students say they wanted to speak with the group about democracy and human rights
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issues in China.
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The students accuse the Chinese delegation of being part of Beijing's attempts to undermine
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Taiwan's sovereignty, as Taiwan's Chinese Affairs Office says almost all of the Chinese
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students are affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party.
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Some Taiwanese legislators have also raised concerns, as have some local groups, who accuse
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the students of being used as united front tools.
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Also sparking backlash is a comment from a Chinese student in the delegation referring
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to Taiwan's national baseball team as China Taipei instead of its official name, Chinese Taipei.
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The foundation's CEO has dismissed concerns about the delegation's CCP ties and has stressed
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the importance of the exchanges to maintaining peace across the strait.
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But some say they likely won't have any immediate impact, even if they do create some communication
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between the two sides.
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These exchanges might introduce some mutual understanding among the participants involved.
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They might communicate it to other people.
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However, I don't think that at least at this stage it really matters because none of these
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students are yet in positions of power.
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Maybe it'll matter in 20 or 30 years, but at this point, I think it's largely irrelevant.
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The delegation still has a little more time in Taiwan, and many around the country are
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keeping a close eye on the group's movements.
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Justin Wu, Jeremy Olivier, and Keynes Cuaranta for Taiwan Plus.
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