Taiwan’s ‘Baseball Diplomacy’ Exposes Failure of China’s Intimidation Tactics: Analysts

Beijing’s sharp outcry followed the Taiwanese official’s Tokyo visit to watch an international baseball match.
Taiwan’s ‘Baseball Diplomacy’ Exposes Failure of China’s Intimidation Tactics: Analysts
Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai speaks to the Legislature on June 11, 2024. Sung Pi-Lung/The Epoch Times
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Beijing’s reactions to a senior Taiwanese official’s personal trip to Japan show that the regime’s attempts to isolate the self-ruled democracy are backfiring, experts say, as Taipei instead deepens its global diplomatic ties.

The Chinese regime’s Taiwan Affairs Office said on March 9 that Beijing firmly opposes Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai’s private trip to Tokyo for a World Baseball Classic game between Taiwan and the Czech Republic.

Jarvis Lim
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Jarvis Lim is a Taiwan-based writer focusing on human rights, U.S.–China relations, China's economic and political influence in Southeast Asia, and cross-strait relations.