(Ling Media/Taipei Report) Cai Zhengyuan, a former legislator of the Kuomintang, posted on Facebook yesterday (21st) to share that Jialan Nixon, a well-known radio host in Washington DC, tweeted that an inside source from the White House revealed that Biden had ” plan to destroy Taiwan”. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarified this morning that this news has not been verified and is absolutely not true. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release at night to add that the so-called “famous host in Washington DC” actually belongs to the Russian state media Radio Sputnik, is headquartered in Russia, and is part of the Russian state media Rossíya Segódnya group. The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) also emphasized that US President Joe Biden personally voted for the Taiwan Relations Act, and the US commitment to Taiwan is “rock solid.”
The cross-strait situation continues to rise, and rumors of “suspicion of the United States” continue. Cai Zhengyuan posted a post on Facebook yesterday, sharing a tweet from Garland Nixon, a well-known radio host in Washington, DC. Disastrous thing, Biden actually replied, “Wait a while when you see our plan to “destroy Taiwan” and you will know.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release this morning to clarify that the source of the information has not been verified at all. In recent years, Taiwan-US relations have continued to develop positively, and the top executives of the US administration have continuously demonstrated their support and firm commitment to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. Since taking office, the Biden administration has repeatedly emphasized that its commitment to Taiwan’s security is “rock-solid.” Not only has it announced arms sales to Taiwan eight times, it has implemented the normalization of arms sales. Neighboring countries issued statements to demonstrate the common stance of the international community on maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reminds the public to pay attention to the fact that some people in China deliberately amplify “suspicious US theory” and “anti-American theory” by citing sensational posts and disseminating false information. They echo each other in an attempt to erode the confidence of the Taiwanese people in the United States, thereby undermining the Taiwan-US partnership.
After a whole day of investigation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs added in the evening that the so-called “famous host in Washington DC” cited by Cai Zhengyuan actually belongs to the Russian state-run media Radio Sputnik, is headquartered in Russia, and is part of the Russian state media Rossíya Segódnya group. Radio Sputnik was established according to the executive order of the Russian President and is owned by the Russian government. Its predecessor was the Russian official media Voice of Russia and RIA Novosti.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Radio Sputnik has long been an official Russian propaganda tool. As early as 2019, a U.S. court ruled that its radio station “WZHF-AM” was an “agent of the Russian government” and had to report to the U.S. in accordance with the “Foreign Agents Registration Act”. Registered by the Ministry of Justice; the Rossíya Segódnya Group was sanctioned by the Canadian government in 2022 for spreading false information during the Russia-Ukraine war. Not only does the host belong to Russian official media, but his personal account is also filled with various sensational and insulting posts about the U.S. government, which is obviously not a normal and reliable source of news. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs once again calls on specific individuals to shoulder their due social responsibilities, and not to deliberately spread unverified and false information to mislead the public and undermine the Taiwan-US partnership.
AIT also issued a statement in the name of a spokesperson today, reiterating that for more than 40 years, the “One China Policy” of the United States has been guided by the “Taiwan Relations Act”, three joint communiqués and six guarantees. AIT stated that President Biden personally voted for the Taiwan Relations Act and continues to firmly abide by its principles, including that the United States will continue to assist Taiwan in maintaining sufficient self-defense capabilities. The United States will regard any force that determines Taiwan’s future in a non-peaceful manner as Threat to peace and security in the Western Pacific and expresses high concern.
AIT stated that the United States will maintain sufficient capabilities to resist any force that may endanger the security of the people of Taiwan, its social and economic systems, or other forms of coercion.
AIT emphasizes that the United States’ commitment to Taiwan is rock-solid and will help maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and in the region. The United States will continue to support the peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues, which is in the will and best interests of the people of Taiwan.
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Update time: 2150 Added the latest statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the AIT statement
Original URL of Ling Media: Cai Zhengyuan overturned!The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China has caught the source of false news by spreading “the theory that the United States destroys Taiwan”: it is another big propaganda by Russian official media
