Micronesia president accuses Beijing of ‘political warfare’ and claims Chinese men followed him
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Micronesia’s president has accused China of bribery, harassment and “political warfare” in an explosive letter to his country’s legislature.
“Simply put, we are witnessing political warfare in our country,” outgoing leader David Panuelo warned lawmakers, detailing allegations of Chinese espionage, coercion of government officials and “direct threats” against his personal safety.
Panuelo had previously voiced concerns about Beijing’s growing power in the South Pacific, most notably opposing a security deal that could allow Chinese troops to be deployed to the region.
But his letter went much further, warning the incoming government about a barrage of threats that he believes risk making the sparsely populated island federation a vassal state.
Das dem so ist wissen wir bereits von Samoa, Fiji und Vanuatu.
China, he said, had “demonstrated a keen capability to undermine our sovereignty, rejects our values, and uses our elected and senior officials for their own purposes”.
Among the dramatic allegations, Panuelo claims his own cabinet colleagues transmitted recordings of bilateral meetings directly to China.
“We are bribed to be complicit, and bribed to be silent. That’s a heavy word, but it’s an accurate description regardless,” he said.
“What else do you call it when an elected official is given an envelope filled with money after a meal at the PRC embassy or after an inauguration?” he said, using the initials of China’s formal name, the People’s Republic of China.
He also said he was personally followed by “two Chinese men” while attending a meeting in Fiji last July.
Natuerlichtut Peking das alles als Luegen ab und ein Versuch den die PRC zu diskreditieren.
Australien und Neuseeland sind sehr wohl der Gefahr durch die PRC im Pazifik bewusst und macht bei den Inselstaaten Einfluss mit Hilfe bei Infrastrukturen, Gesundheitswesen und Tourismus geltend.
Die Staaten im Suedpazifik sind von hoher strategischer Bedeutung. kein Wunder das die PRC alles versucht um dort Fuss zu fassen und Stuetzpunkte zu errichten.