Watch| On Taiwan National Day, BJP's Tajinder Singh Bagga Puts Up Posters Near Chinese Embassy In Delhi

Posters wishing Taiwan on its national day on Saturday came up near the Chinese embassy, but were removed by the New Delhi Municipal Council within hours.

Image: Tajinder Singh Bagga/Twitter

New Delhi: Hundreds of posters wishing Taiwan on its ‘National Day’ have come up outside the Chinese Embassy complex in New Delhi’s Chanakyapuri. The posters were issued by Delhi BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga. This comes after China on Wednesday issued a series of guidelines for the Indian media for coverage of the National Day of Taiwan, observed on October 10. Also Read|Amarinder, Harbhajan Among Many Left Fuming After Sikh Man’s Turban Removed In Clash With Bengal Police The posters have been put up by Delhi BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga and he posted visuals of the posters on his Twitter account on Saturday early morning with the hashtag '#TaiwanNationalDay'. The BJP leader, who contested from the Hari Nagar seat in the Delhi Assembly elections,  earlier his year, has been very outspoken on the issue of China and Taiwan.

Yesterday China embassy sent warning to media for not covering #TaiwanNationalDay and here is what @TajinderBagga ji did ???? #TereGharKeSaamane #TaiwanIndia pic.twitter.com/pTeOXph17r

— नवरंग (@Navrang) October 10, 2020

The posters were put up Friday night on the sidewalk of Shanti Path close to the embassy of China in the capital's diplomatic enclave Chankyapuri. "We have removed the posters which were put up close to Chinese embassy," an NDMC official said Saturday. Sending a message to China a month after the standoff in eastern Ladakh made headlines, two BJP leaders — Meenakshi Lekhi and Rahul Kaswan — had virtually attended the swearing-in ceremony of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen. Amid tensions with China along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, many in India have called for closer relations with Taiwan. Also Read| 'No Religious Education With Govt Funds' Says Himanta Biswa As Assam Decides To Shut Down State-Run Madrassas, Sanskrit Tols Ahead of the National Day, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, taking to Twitter said, "The whole world can see that Taiwan finds strength in unity" Taiwan's Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu thanked Indians for their support in celebrating Taiwan National Day.

Every year on ???????? National Day, we honour our beloved country & people, people whose concerted efforts mean that we're able to gather & celebrate together in 2020, just as we do every year. The whole world can see that #Taiwan finds strength in unity.

⭐ Join us on Oct.10 pic.twitter.com/NrhxgtQDYZ — 蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen (@iingwen) October 9, 2020

Chinese embassy had issued guidelines on Taiwan's coverage

“The Chinese Embassy in India would like to remind our media friends that there is only one China in the world... Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory. These facts are recognised by the UN resolution and constitute the universal consensus of the international community,” China said in its advisory. “We hope Indian media can stick to the Indian government’s position on Taiwan, and do not violate the One-China principle. In particular, Taiwan shall not be referred to as a “country (nation)” or “Republic of China” or the leader of China’s Taiwan region as “President”, so as to not send wrong signals to the general public,” the Chinese Embassy statement read. Reacting to the statement by the Chinese embassy, Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs slammed China telling it to “get lost”.

Free media in India: MEA

“India is the largest democracy on Earth with a vibrant press & freedom-loving people. But it looks like communist #China is hoping to march into the subcontinent by imposing censorship. #Taiwan's Indian friends will have one reply: GET LOST!” it said. Taking an oblique potshot on China, the Ministry of External Affairs said India has a free media “that reports on issues as it sees fit”.