China urges the United States to stop advancing a Taiwan-related bill, stop sending wrong signals to the "Taiwan Independence" forces and stop helping Taiwan expand the so-called international space, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Thursday (July 29).
Spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks at a press briefing in response to a question on a bill passed by the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which directs the US Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization (WHO).
The Taiwan question is the most important and sensitive issue between China and the United States, said Zhao, adding that the one-China principle is the political foundation of China-US relations as well as the consensus of the international community.
The bill is a serious breach of the one-China principle, the three China-US joint communiques, and the fundamental principles of the UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 and the World Health Assembly Resolution 25.1, said Zhao, adding that China firmly opposes the bill.
The spokesperson said the Chinese central government attaches great importance to the health and welfare of Taiwan compatriots and has made proper arrangements for the Taiwan region's participation in global health affairs.
China urges the United States to fully recognize the high sensitivity of the Taiwan question and remain committed to the one-China principle and the three joint communiques between the two countries, he added.
In response to a question regarding former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe raising concerns over issues involving Taiwan, the South China Sea and Indo-Pacific region during a recent dialogue, Zhao said there is only one China in the world and Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory.
No force can hold back the trend of reunification and revitalization of the Chinese nation, and no one should underestimate the resolve, the will and the ability of the Chinese people to defend their national sovereignty and territorial integrity, Zhao said, adding that any attempt to create "two Chinas" or "one China, one Taiwan" is doomed to fail.
The spokesperson added that the Taiwan question is the political foundation of relations between China and the United States, as well as China and Japan, and that both the United States and Japan have the responsibility to observe the principles set in bilateral political documents as well as the commitments they have made to China on the Taiwan question.
Zhao also urged the United States to stop using Tibet-related issues to interfere in China's internal affairs.
He made the remarks in response to a question about US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday meeting the Dalai Lama's representative in New Delhi.
Zhao stressed that Tibet affairs are purely internal affairs of China, and brook no interference by any external forces.
He said the 14th Dalai Lama is not a purely religious figure, but a political exile who has long been engaged in separatist activities and attempted to split Tibet from China.
"China firmly opposes officials of any foreign country engaging in any form of contact with the Dalai Lama," Zhao said.
He said that any form of contact between the United States and the Dalai clique violates the US commitment to recognize Tibet as a part of China, and not support "Tibetan independence" and activities to split China.
"The United States should keep its promise, stop interfering in China's internal affairs by using Tibet-related issues, and stop providing any support to the 'Tibetan independence' forces engaged in anti-China activities," the spokesperson said.
"China will take all necessary measures to defend its rights and interests," Zhao added.
(Source: China Daily)
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