Beijing has strongly condemned an Israeli lawmaker’s visit to Taiwan, calling the politician a troublemaker and accusing him of undermining bilateral relations.
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In Taipei last Tuesday, Knesset member Boaz Toporovsky met Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te, who thanked the Israeli parliament for “staunchly backing Taiwan’s international participation”, according to a readout of the meeting from Lai’s office.
In response, Beijing’s embassy in Tel Aviv said on Sunday that Toprovsky, from the liberal Zionist Yesh Atid party, had repeatedly and blatantly violated the one-China policy upheld by the Israeli government.
Toporovsky’s “numerous erroneous remarks and actions were “severely undermining the political foundation of China-Israel relations. He has become a troublemaker for the sound development of bilateral ties”, an embassy spokesperson said.
In the exchange with an unidentified reporter that was posted on the embassy’s website, the spokesperson added that Toprovsky’s political credibility had been “completely eroded”, and that he was not eligible to represent others.
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“We admonish [Toprovsky] not to delude himself that he can harm China’s core interests and the national sentiments of the Chinese people without paying a price. If he does not rein in at the brink of the precipice, he will be shattered.”
