Pro-independence protesters gather as Chinese officials arrive in Taipei for rare visit

Record ID: 1889127

  • Title: Pro-independence protesters gather as Chinese officials arrive in Taipei for rare visit
  • Date: 16th December 2024
  • Summary:  TAIPEI, TAIWAN (DECEMBER 16, 2024) (TAIWAN POOL) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** DEPUTY SHANGHAI MAYOR, HUA YUAN (IN RED TIE), WALKING AND LEAVING ARRIVAL LOUNGE WITH DELEGATION
  • Embargoed: 30th December 2024 09:05
  • Keywords: China Pro independence Shanghai Taipei Taiwan mayor visit
  • Location: TAIPEI, TAIWAN
  • City: TAIPEI, TAIWAN
  • Country: Taiwan
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001741116122024RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: A delegation of Chinese officials led by a deputy Shanghai mayor arrived in Taipei on Monday (December 16) for an annual city-to-city forum, a rare visit happening at a time of heightened Taiwan-China military and political tension.
    Shanghai Vice Mayor Hua Yuan arrived at Taipei's downtown Songshan airport to attend Tuesday's (December 17) Taipei-Shanghai City Forum, which was first held in 2010, and did not answer questions shouted at him by reporters.
    A small group from the pro-independence Taiwan Republic Office called for the forum to cancel and shouted "Taiwan and China, separate countries" as he left the airport.
    Taiwan's government last week blocked some members of the Shanghai delegation from attending, saying given China's stepped up military threats it had to take into account "the overall situation" when granting permission for the visit.
    China, which claims the democratically governed island as its territory, last week carried out large-scale military activities near Taiwan, and regularly sends fighter jets and warships into the skies and waters around the island.
    (Production: Ben Blanchard, Angie Teo)
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