Czech Mayor Blasts ‘unmannered Rude Clowns’ Of China After Beijing's Threat
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The mayor of a Prague district lambasted Chinese Foreign Minister for issuing threats to Czech Republic Senate Speaker Milos Vystrcil following his visit to Taiwan. Wang Yi had warned that Vystrcil would "pay a heavy price" for his “short-sighted behaviour”, accusing the Czech official of committing an act of “international treachery”.
Responding to the warning, the Mayor of Prague district Reporyje, Pavel Novotny, shared a letter addressed to Wang on his Facebook page. In the letter, Novotny demanded an immediate apology from the Chinese minister, saying this was the time he opened mouth against the Czech Republic. He accused Wang of “crossing the lines” of acceptable diplomatic norms and chastised the foreign ministry as “unmannered rude clowns!”
Novotny asked China to apologise for the threat “right now” with a formal apology delivered on the table of Czech foreign minister within 24 hours. He claimed that the Czech Foreign Minister agrees with his opinion but is unable to publicly express his sentiment due to a pact between “not very sane” Czech President Miloš Zeman with “co-conspirator” Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.