pro-Taiwan and anti-China statements

NEW DELHI: Two days after a parliamentary delegation from Taiwan visited India, China lodged a diplomatic protest with New Delhi asking it to deal "prudently" with Taipei-related issues so as to maintain sound Sino-Indian ties.That this might happen was indicated by the fact that China used its state media earlier today to warn New Delhi that "playing the Taiwan card" is akin to "playing with fire.""We hope that India would understand and respect China's core concerns and stick to the 'One-China' principle and prudently deal with Taiwan-related issues and maintain sound and steady development of India-China relations," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told the media, PTI reported.Of course, China is still smarting from brand new US President Donald Trump 's. And it's afraid its other traditional rivals will borrow a page from Trump's diplomatic playbook.China, which considers Taiwan as part of its mainland, opposes any diplomatic relations as well as political contacts with Taipei by countries which has diplomatic relations with it."...some Indian strategists have advised the Modi government to play the Taiwan card, using the commitment of the 'One-China' policy as leverage in exchange for China's endorsement of 'One India. By challenging China over the Taiwan question, India is playing with fire," said a column in Global Times, a media outlet affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party newspaper, People's Daily.On the one hand the column says that Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen is exploiting India's "strategic suspicions against China" and on the other hand, it displays Beijing's extreme suspicion about the visit of a Parliamentary delegation."High-level visits between India and Taiwan are not very frequent, so why did India invite the Taiwan delegation to visit at this time?" says the Global Times column.Separately, Geng said "those who are visiting India are so called legislators from Taiwan" and Beijing is opposed to any official contacts between Taiwan and other countries with whom China has diplomatic relations.India, the column added "must be wary" about Taiwanese President Tsai's intentions."India wants benefits from the development of trade with Taiwan and Taiwanese investment. But it should be wary of Tsai's political intentions and avoid being used to confront the mainland...Pro-independence forces in Taiwan have become more isolated in the world. Those who want to use the Taiwan question to contain the mainland will have to suffer losses," the column warns.