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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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”.
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“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”.