Chinese language ambassador thanks Musk for proposal on Taiwan By Reuters

(Reuters) – China’s ambassador to the USA has thanked billionaire Elon Musk for proposing a particular administration zone for Taiwan however burdened Beijing’s name for “peaceable reunification and ‘one nation, two methods'” for the island.

Days after floating a doable deal to finish the battle between Russia and Ukraine that drew condemnation in Ukraine, Musk advised that tensions between China and Taiwan may very well be resolved by handing over some management of Taiwan to Beijing.

“My suggestion . . .  could be to determine a particular administrative zone for Taiwan that’s fairly palatable, most likely will not make everybody completely satisfied,” Musk informed the Monetary Instances in an interview printed on Friday.

Musk was responding to a query about China, the place his Tesla (NASDAQ:) electrical automotive firm operates a big manufacturing facility.

Beijing, which claims Taiwan as one in every of its provinces, has lengthy vowed to carry Taiwan underneath its management and has not dominated out using power to take action. Democratically dominated Taiwan’s authorities strongly objects to China’s sovereignty claims and says solely the island’s 23 million individuals can resolve its future.

In tweets posted on Saturday, Chinese language ambassador to the USA Qin Gang wrote: “I want to thank @elonmusk for his name for peace throughout the Taiwan Strait and his concept about establishing a particular administrative zone for Taiwan.”

“Truly, Peaceable reunification and One Nation, Two Techniques are our fundamental ideas for resolving the Taiwan query … and one of the best strategy to realizing nationwide reunification,” he added.

“Offered that China’s sovereignty, safety and growth pursuits are assured, after reunification Taiwan will take pleasure in a excessive diploma of autonomy as a particular administrative area, and an enormous area for growth,” the ambassador wrote.

China has provided Taiwan a “one nation, two methods” mannequin of autonomy much like what Hong Kong has, however that has been rejected by all mainstream political events in Taiwan and has no public assist, particularly after Beijing imposed a tricky Nationwide Safety Legislation within the metropolis in 2020.

Taiwan’s Overseas Ministry declined to touch upon Musk’s feedback on Saturday.