CNN news agency reported that the US State Department. Unveiled the list of countries and territories that have been invited to participate in the Democracy Summit. The proposal by the government of President Joe Biden came out on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021.
The list includes 110 countries and territories. Including Taiwan, but without China and Russia, a teleconference on Dec 9-10 aims to help halt democratic recession. with the erosion of rights and freedoms around the world
However, on Wednesday Zhu Penglian, spokesman for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office. issued a statement saying the inclusion of Taiwan in this meeting is a mistake and that China will resist any interaction between Taiwan and the Taiwanese territory of China “This stance is clear and stable. We call on the United States Adhering to the One China Principle and all three joint statements.”
In this regard, the invitation of Taiwan to attend this summit It happened while China was raising the pressure on countries. to downgrade or cut ties with Taiwan while Taiwan responds to China saying They have no right to speak for them.
In addition, in Asia, the United States invites allies such as Japan and South Korea But in the list there is no Thailand or Vietnam. There is also no Egyptian name. and NATO member nations such as Turkey, while in the East of Laos, only two countries were invited, namely Israel and Iraq
