Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2025-10-10 22:32:47
BEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday urged the few foreign politicians who are visiting Taiwan to stop interfering in China's internal affairs and stop abetting and supporting "Taiwan independence" activities at once.
In response to Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te's "Taiwan independence" separatist remarks, Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry, said China firmly opposes any form of official interactions between China's Taiwan region and countries having diplomatic ties with China.
These wrongful words and moves, be it for selfish gains or for the malign attempt of using Taiwan to contain China, are all miscalculating, and it is just futile to try to stop China's inevitable reunification, the spokesperson said.
"Lai Ching-te's address called white black and confused right and wrong. He peddled the false narrative of 'democracy vs. authoritarianism,' repeated the same old fallacies for 'Taiwan independence,' and distorted and challenged historical facts and international consensus," Guo said, adding that these words once again laid bare his true nature as a diehard troublemaker, danger-creator and warmonger.
There is but one China in the world and Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory, Guo said, adding that this is the real status quo across the Taiwan Strait. The biggest threats to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait at present are the separatist activities for "Taiwan independence" and external interference, he noted.
The spokesperson said that the Lai Ching-te authorities made up various disinformation in an attempt to seek "Taiwan independence" and resist reunification through military buildup. Such moves will only push Taiwan toward the danger of military conflict, he added.
Guo said that to maintain cross-Strait peace and stability, one must uphold the one-China principle and unequivocally oppose "Taiwan independence." "The Taiwan question is purely China's internal affair. Opposition to 'two Chinas' or 'one China, one Taiwan' and support for the complete reunification of China are part of the international community's commitment to the one-China principle," Guo pointed out.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and the restoration of Taiwan, Guo said, adding that international legal instruments, including the Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Proclamation, and the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, have affirmed China's sovereignty over Taiwan. Taiwan's restoration to China is an important outcome of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, he said.
Guo said that once and for all, UNGA Resolution 2758 resolved, politically, legally and procedurally, the issue of the representation of the whole of China, including Taiwan, at the UN. It solemnly confirms and fully demonstrates that the one-China principle is not only the iron rule that must not be bent, but also an absolute principle that is part and parcel of the existing international order, he added.
Any attempt to tamper with historical facts or challenge Resolution 2758 amounts to challenges to China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the UN's authority and the post-war international order, Guo noted.
"Such moves blatantly turn back the wheel of history. They are not only ridiculous but also extremely dangerous," said the spokesperson. ■