Editorial

China reacted with drastic measures to Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit. Military maneuvers off the island continued on Tuesday, although they were officially scheduled to end at noon on Sunday. The reactions turned out so fierce in the last days because China is afraid of a softening of the One-China principle, analyzes Christiane Kuehl. Taiwan’s representative in Germany recently said in an interview with China.Table that China could be the „one China“ if Taiwan could simply be Taiwan. Such statements are met with great opposition in Beijing. Because from their perspective, Taiwan belongs to China. Whoever has a different opinion is considered a hostile force in Beijing’s eyes.