Taiwan thanks India for its support on 109th National Day

Taiwan celebrated its 109th National Day today with great pomp and show and also thanked India for its support. Posters, banners were put up outside the Embassy of China to extend support to Taiwan.

New Delhi: Taiwan's embassy in India celebrated the country's 109th National Day amid the row over China's diktat to Indian media asking it not to recognise Taiwan as country. Commemorated as the "double tenth day" by Taipei, India's political leaders and netizens poured wishes on Taiwan.

Taiwan Embassy in India thanked people of India for their support and co-operation.

BJP's National Secretary Y Satya Kumar took to twitter and wrote: "Greetings to my Taiwanese brothers and sisters on #TaiwanNationalDay. India stands in solidarity with the courage, strength and resolves that you people have displayed in your struggle against colonialism and oppression by the imperial power".

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  India stands in solidarity with the courage, strength and resolve that you people have displayed in your struggle against colonialism and oppression by the imperial power! pic.twitter.com/fwD3K9ZLa0

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  India stands in solidarity with the courage, strength and resolve that you people have displayed in your struggle against colonialism and oppression by the imperial power! pic.twitter.com/fwD3K9ZLa0

  — Y. Satya Kumar (@satyakumar_y) October 10, 2020

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  India stands in solidarity with the courage, strength and resolve that you people have displayed in your struggle against colonialism and oppression by the imperial power! pic.twitter.com/fwD3K9ZLa0

  — Y. Satya Kumar (@satyakumar_y) October 10, 2020

Hundreds of flyers and posters wishing Taiwan on its National Day were hung outside the Chinese embassy in New Delhi. It is learnt that the posters were issued by BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga.

The posters were put up on the sidewalks of Shanti Path street adjacent to the embassy of China.

Later, thanking the people of India for its support, Mumin Chen, Deputy Representative, Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre in India shared on Twitter: "TECC in India is deeply grateful to many Indian friends for their vibrant support on the 109th National Day of the ROC Taiwan. Taiwan looks forward to working closely with India to harness the challenges posed by the pandemic and to enhance our cooperation on global supply chains."

Apart from this, Taiwanese foreign minister, Joseph Wu hailed India for its continuous support.

"Hats off to friends from around the world this year, #India in particular, for celebrating #TaiwanNationalDay. With your support, #Taiwan will be more resilient in meeting challenges, especially those "Get Lost" types, he tweeted.

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  — 外交部 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan) 🇹🇼 (@MOFA_Taiwan) October 10, 2020

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Meanwhile, speaking at National Day celebrations, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen described the situation in the Taiwan Strait as "quite tense". She also noted that with the disputes in the South China sea, India-China border conflict and China's crackdown in Hong Kong, democracy and peace in the region are facing big challenges.

"Our commitment to our sovereignty and democratic values will not change, but we will also maintain strategic flexibility and be responsive to changes," she said.

A major controversy sparked about Taiwan's National Day celebration when the Chinese embassy in New Delhi wrote a letter to Indian media asking it to refrain from covering the celebrations and calling Taiwan a 'nation'.

"Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. These facts are recognised by UN resolution and constitute the universal consensus of the international community. All countries that have diplomatic relations with China should firmly honour their commitment to the One-China policy, which is also the long-standing official position of the Indian government," said the embassy of China in India.

Reacting to the dikatat, Taiwan's foreign minister Joseph Wu asked the Chinese mission to "get lost" after the latter asked Indian media to follow "One China" policy".

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