Fiji to Manchester, China’s senior diplomat identified as serial offender in violence cases
According to ABC News, Chinese diplomat Gao Lianjia was among four Chinese diplomats who were involved in a violent confrontation with a Hong Kong protester in UK. Gao was also accused of assaulting Taiwanese officials
This handout from The Chaser News taken on October 16, 2022 and released to AFP on October 17 shows an incident involving a scuffle between a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester (C) and Chinese consulate staff, as a British police officer attempts to intervene, during a demonstration outside the consulate in Manchester. AFP
New Delhi: Last month, Chinese diplomats were involved in a brawl with a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester at China’s consulate in Manchester in UK.
Now, a report claims that one of the officials involved in the brawl was also accused of assaulting Taiwanese diplomats in Fiji in 2020.
According to ABC News, the diplomat is Gao Lianjia.
The Manchester Chinese consulate assault.
Here are the perps. @trussliz you know what you have to do.From left to right:
Consul General Zheng Xiyuan
Consul Gao Lianjia
Counsellor Chen Wei
Deputy Consul General Fan Yingjie pic.twitter.com/O85LHxaJ5q— Father Ted Crilly (@TedCrilly666) October 17, 2022
Gao was among the two diplomats who allegedly beat up a Taiwanese official outside the Grand Pacific Hotel in Fiji’s capital, Suva.
The incident happened as Taiwan was celebrating its national day in the hotel.
While a war of words erupted between China and Taiwan over the incident, Fiji remained silent.
Chinese representatives acting like angry little emperors is the new normal. The assault of a Taiwanese diplomat in Fiji last week is only the latest example. We will not sink to their level, we will keep doing what we do.
— 賴清德Lai Ching-te (@ChingteLai) October 22, 2020
The country doesn’t officially recognise Taiwan but maintains friendly relations with the self-ruled island.
Taiwan accused China of “violating international norms” while Beijing accused Taiwanese officials of “acting provocatively” against Chinese embassy staff.
🇫🇯”Staff of Taipei Trade Office in #Fiji acted provocatively against Chinese Embassy staff who were carrying out official duties in public area outside function venue, causing injuries&damage to one Chinese diplomat.”#China Embassy responded to alleged assault to Taiwan official. pic.twitter.com/eLnY4Q8mS3
— Shen Shiwei 沈诗伟 (@shen_shiwei) October 19, 2020
ABC News said that it has also accessed a photo “showing Gao at the Suva hotel.”
According to ABC News, Gao & the other Chinese diplomat involved in the incident claimed diplomatic immunity to avoid facing any action.
Manchester brawl
According to reports, a brawl erupted at the Chinese Consulate in Manchester after men wearing masks came out of the mission and attacked Bo Chan- a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester who was demonstrating outside the building.
Masked men came out of the Chinese consulate in Manchester, England today and pulled a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester into the grounds of the consulate.
There, they continued to beat him up 5 vs 1 while British police looked on for at least 30 seconds. pic.twitter.com/zQIQ1DNnER
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 18, 2022
With inputs from agencies
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