Im very strategy welcome to do the show its good to have you with us an island paradise in the Pacific Ocean but now at the center of a strategic game of diplomatic chess this isnt a common description for the Solomon Islands but since it established diplomatic ties with china last month the u. S. And taiwan have sat up and taken notice. At the center of it all is the small island of an island with only about 20100 inhabitants it has now been leased to a Chinese Company as part of a court strategic Cooperation Agreement the company intends to develop a refinery on the island but its potential use as a military base has experts what it is worth remembering this deal came about after the Solomon Islands broke off diplomatic ties with taiwan the diplomatic loss was strategic game for china which now has an island in waters that have traditionally been under the u. S. Of influence listen to what the foreign minister of taiwan said about this recently. Coltons 32 bit of the line my brain the us should read a war or. Read an old. Maid or. Go off for the day or so to all of. The world to see that it was her it was almost. One to say that it is to do with a. So what does he mean we need to take a look at 2 maps to understand this and to explain that all the talk of a repeat in the studio to help us make more sense of this fellow welcome what is the connection between the South China Sea and the pacific. Lets 1st take a look at this map of the South China Sea the red line that you can see here is what is known as the 9 dash line that is the day my case in line for chinas unilateral claim to these voices if you look at the blue dots that the. That the territorial claims of the other countries in the region now china claims it has an historic claim to these waters the u. N. Says there is no. Legal basis for such a claim but that doesnt seem to bother china there is an economic side to this these waters are rich fisheries water there is also potential oil and gas reserves there but this really comes down to military dominance now there are islands scattered across this area some of them are just shoals or tiny coral outcrops that was until beijing started developing them forming them into solid land and building harbors and military installations there so what is the connection between this situation and the pacific so the taiwanese foreman is that we just heard there he says that china will do to the pacific what they have already done to the South China Sea if you look at this map this is to log if china gets a military presence here that is significant firstly there is a strategic significance we have a strain right down here the strait between australia and have new guinea is a major shipping route but there are also a military significance to this to doug it was once the capital of the british protectorate of the Solomon Islands it was taken by the japanese during the 2nd world war it was really won by the americans during the famous battle of got a canal so these islands have always had a link to it to the west for the last 60 years and this is what it really comes down to beijing is challenging washingtons status in in the Pacific Ocean and washington already have military installations in strategic waters belonging to other countries in this area and now it seems beijing is doing the same well tucker thanks very much for coming in and breaking that down on the maps for us. Well the other side of the story is of course that all of this has come at the cost of taiwan and its ties with other countries the United Nations recognizes only beijing as the government of china and not taiwan this means only a handful of countries have official diplomatic ties with taiwan at the moment that list is incredibly short when the 15 countries including vatican city recognize taiwan as a country since 2016 taiwan has lost 5 allies to try another most recent ones being you saw them that the pacific nations of us and the Solomon Islands. Here is what the Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands said on his 1st state visit to china after his country established diplomatic relations with it. My government and people have chosen to be. On the right side of history. And normalize relations with the peoples republic of china the Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands there with me in the studio from all is a taiwans representative to germany share. Mr chair thanks so much for being with us you heard the Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands has the Solomon Islands chosen to be on the right side of history when i think i want blame him for his choice because it may have their points why they switch over from taiwan to china but what it will what i want to say is that these islands which has been released to a Chinese Company with very close ties to the chinese coming to the region is cote. I think they wont be too lucky if you wait a little bit no because china is buying. Habits not only these 3 lucky we. Do. We know and so on and so on china is expensive they have American Power as its just country is not at the market one so you cannot expect too much on them because they are doing something not only for commission but a specialty for me 3 its interesting many of the play of words to do yours over there the there wont be too lucky theres a player of the Foreign Ministry of taiwan is also using its calling it dollar diplomacy and in this particular instance it said i quote false promises of large amounts of foreign assistance on the part of china you know the foreign minister of taiwan is saying that china is lying well thats the put put these way i used to see. If china is a free country is a democrat who won there would be no problem they can buy 2020 or 30 he was everywhere the problem is just take a look at whats happening in hong kong and in the last the 4 tickets they have been trying to straighten taiwan not only that you knew you must you people must have heard about these into the pacific into the pacific strategic. Adams and the critic of the cotton bowl and oh ah both lists. Oh all this business what they are doing is to expense their power and. Now the only time when this written older countries like like philippines that they have numbed like a fairy and i went back to the South China Sea the people are just talking about but just about to a point you were making you said that if china was a democratic country and if i look at what youre saying now you almost seem to be saying that if china was a democratic country this sort of expansion of power would be ok no in this case i wouldnt i wouldnt have used the word expensive i want to say they are trying to. The business of china and everyone could really get some profit from that and in the case what has already happened its not the case because the rear report purpose is to get what they want and not to share with the people what they can share all right lets look at the timing of these moves taiwan is headed towards a president ial Election Year in january next year do you think its general do you think what china is doing has something to do with the elections in taiwan. Is not only what they are trying to do they have done already seen the night in 996 went to one. Taiwanese people tried to elect our president directly and there are some favorites in the i wouldnt i wouldnt say which party but they have their own separate and our priest and tell you one has been so brave to say no we wont accept one country 2 systems we wont accept this so coated 2092 consensus lets just look at it i need to ask you questions on that lets listen to what your president had to say. October 10th National Day Celebrations and then you come back and continue talking to the representative here. The overwhelming consensus among taiwans 23000000 people is our rejection of one country 2 systems regardless of Party Affiliation a political position. One country 2 systems will never be accepted in taiwan and what you were talking about is that not a provocative statement coming from the head of taiwan well. Because one has suffered under mushroom over 949. 00 to 987. 00 we know the difference between free heart freedom and dictatorship so we we have so much. Respect with what we have received speech of. The region. And Hong Kong China tibet they dont have it that means one country is them because when it was given over from the u. K. To travel the former. President of china say it. Just look over here thousands of people what happens to hong kong opiated make the future of what that was a promise and of the things you do hear people say the sense into us but today will go tomorrow tom but not as promised but as a warning in terms of promise what about the consensus of 99. 00 to do in ridge type a and b. And b. Is going to be that there was going to be one china is that the longer relevant i would like to point out this 92. 00 sentence the consensus of 92. 00 was achieved between that chunk. And the communist party and that means that when its people know not to the obligation to get into the state of what ones tongue in cheek and his party wanted namely to see we owe we hope not the minute we dont do that the town is people wanted to to to say to the word we are we are at the market take and we want to govern us in the sovereign state he just to be clear what you are saying is that taiwan now rejects the consensus of 99. 00 to 2. 00. Yes well this is and i have to say it in the other with their history name a bit and 92 consensus it was agreed to disagree between as we like to point out between chunk of our body and communist party the voice at a time when its people is we are a channel we have to warn us of our own state but we have to leave it there for the timing but thanks so much for coming in representative jude where share your welcome when these are now with pictures of a dress rehearsal for the royals bob sort of unease in thailand the final chapter in the coronation of king rama the 10th into next time i went. To. A mosque in the volume or not hard and in the end its a me youre not allowed to stay here and more we will send you back. Are you familiar with this. With the smugglers with lions and the whats your story ready. Im a woman i was and women especially in victims of violence in terms of take part and send us your story you are trying in all ways to understand this new culture. 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