“But I’ve told him that I would be very unhappy if he did that, and I don’t think he’s going to do that. I hope he doesn’t.”

How China responded

China has strongly criticized recent U.S. actions in Venezuela and rejected comparisons between Washington’s operations there and Beijing’s claims over Taiwan.

Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for China’s State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said the United States had violated international law by using force against a sovereign state.

“We strongly oppose this,” Chen said at a regular briefing on Wednesday, according to China Daily.

At the same time, Chen warned pro-independence groups in Taiwan, saying: “If ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces dare to take reckless actions and cross the red line, we will take resolute measures and strike back directly.”

Some analysts say the U.S. operation in Venezuela, which included attempts to apprehend President Nicolás Maduro and seize control of the country’s oil industry, could embolden Beijing.

Tony Zhao, a senior fellow at Carnegie China, said Washington’s description of the Venezuela operation as law enforcement “bears a striking resemblance to China’s legal characterization of its own plans against Taiwan.”

Emily Thornberry, chair of the British Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, told BBC Radio 4 that the U.S. action in Venezuela “was not a legal action” and could encourage China and Russia.

“It sets a terrible precedent and [it’s] really worrying,” she said. China and Taiwan

China considers Taiwan its territory and says it must be reunited with the mainland. Taiwan has its own democratically elected government, military, and political system, and maintains that its people should determine their own future.

Beijing regards Taiwan as an internal affair, while most Western countries, including the UK, recognize China diplomatically but oppose any unilateral change to the status quo, especially by force.

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Jack Ma had strongly criticized the country’s financial regulators and state-run banks in Shanghai in October last year. Since then, 56-year-old businessman Jack Ma has not been seen in public for more than two months.

Alibaba founder and China’s third-biggest billionaire Jack Ma also did not appear on his reality TV show and has been removed from the role of judge. The market of news about Jack Ma is hot all over the world. Meanwhile, China’s official Bhopu (People’s Daily) has made a big disclosure about Jack Ma’s presence.

According to People’s Daily, Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been placed under ‘surveillance’ at an undisclosed location. According to Bloomberg’s report, Jack Ma, a member of the Communist Party of China, has been advised by the government not to leave the country. It is believed that behind Jack Ma’s predicament, his dispute with Chinese President Xi Jinping and his company Ali Pe is deepened. Ali Pe was founded 20 years ago by Jack Ma. It is the world’s largest mobile payment platform and 73 million people are its users.

People’s Daily had said in November last year that there would be no ‘Jack Ma Kaal’. People’s Daily wrote, “Jack Ma is intelligent but his company would not have become a business empire of Trillian Dollars without the support of national policies.” And now today Jack Ma has neither influence nor popularity. “

China’s official Bhopu said that Jack Ma’s popularity also ended overnight due to the IPO being suspended. According to the Asia Times report, Jack Ma is not the only person under surveillance. Another prominent Chinese billionaire businessman, Liu Qiangdong, has not been publicly visible for a long time. Liu Qiangdong heads the Chinese giant Shrunkwou. The company has so far twice apologized to China’s autocratic government. The company has also made changes in the management of Shrunkwow so that the CEO of the company does not resemble Jack Ma.

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