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How much did these "political shows" actually cost the people of the island? Several Taiwanese media outlets have recently taken stock of their accounts.
This high bill, with a total amount of approximately NT $3.5 million, will be paid by the Taiwan government's peripheral think tank, the Vision Foundation, and the Taiwan Foreign Affairs Department.
In fact, it is not just this British politician who went to Taiwan to seek gold.
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According to the China Times News Network, former US Secretary of State Pompeo visited Taiwan twice in 2022. Afterwards, a document signed between the Taiwan government's "Representative Office in the United States" and a political relations company was exposed. The organizers invited him for $150000, and all expenses for his visit to Taiwan were covered by the Democratic Progressive Party authorities.
"Even if people don't arrive, the cost of delivering a speech through video is not low." According to Taiwan's "China Times News Network", in December 2020, the current White House National Security Council Coordinator for Indo Pacific Affairs, Campbell, who previously served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Asia Pacific, participated in the so-called "2020 Taiwan US Japan Tripartite Indo Pacific Security Dialogue" held in Taiwan through video and delivered a video speech. At that time, the price was 25000 US dollars, equivalent to approximately 780000 New Taiwan dollars.
"The related operating costs are also very high," Taiwanese media reported. In August 2022, then Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Pelosi visited Taiwan. According to information on the website of the US Department of Justice, the cost paid by Taiwan authorities to assist in lobbying Pelosi through a public relations company since 2018 has been nearly 3.15 million US dollars, equivalent to approximately 98 million New Taiwan dollars.
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Public opinion on the island criticized that whenever foreign politicians come to Taiwan, the Taiwan authorities have to pay the bill with tax money and treat the people of Taiwan as "plates".
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities not only use various means to indirectly donate money, but also invite foreign politicians to visit with heavy money, creating the illusion that the DPP authorities are very effective in foreign affairs work.
The Democratic Progressive Party authorities squander the hard-earned money of the Taiwanese people for political gain, which is despicable. As the spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office has pointed out, adhering to the One China principle is a norm in international relations and a universal consensus in the international community. The Democratic Progressive Party's actions not only add to the ridicule, but also harm the interests and well-being of the Taiwanese people.
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