China urges US to stop official exchanges with Taiwan

On Tuesday, CN BEIJING China s Foreign Ministry urged the United States to strictly abide by the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiques, and cease all forms of official exchanges with Taiwan.

The Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian reiterated the call at a regular news briefing while responding to a question on the so-called UD-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade.

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China opposes all forms of official interaction with the Taiwan region by countries with diplomatic ties with China, including negotiating or concluding agreements with implications of sovereignty and official nature. He said that this position is clear and consistent.

Zhao said there is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. He said that the People's Republic of China is the only legal government representing the whole of China.

The US must abide by the one-China principle and the stipulations of the three China-US joint communiques, halt all forms of official interaction with Taiwan, stop negotiating agreements with implications of sovereignty and of an official nature, and refrain from sending any wrong signals to the Taiwan independence separatist forces, according to the spokesman.

We would like to make it clear to Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party authorities that they need not give up at once on the idea that they could seek independence with US support because the more ambitious they are, the more bitter their failure will be, Zhao said.