[Foreign media revealed the Taiwan authorities’ “gold-dollar diplomacy” and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded] On September 7, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning hosted a regular press conference on September 7. A reporter asked: Recently, Solomon media reports revealed that the Taiwan authorities increased aid to Palau this year and also provided grants to Palau politicians. According to reports, this money is all hard-earned money by Taiwanese taxpayers, but it has not been used to solve people's livelihood problems. What is China’s comment on this? Mao Ning said that relevant reports once again prove that the Lai Ching-te authorities are accustomed to using the hard-earned money of the Taiwanese people to engage in "gold-dollar diplomacy" indiscriminately, and through "gold-dollar diplomacy" to engage in corruption, benefit transfer, and power-for-money transactions, serving "Taiwan independence" separatism and personal political calculations. Some countries such as Palau maintain so-called relations with Taiwan not for the fundamental interests of the country and the people, but to "trap money" for a few vested interests. (CCTV News)