The Ministry of Foreign Affairs refutes that US dignitaries express "congratulations" to Taiwan leaders

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 21 (Reporter Ma Zhuoyan, Yuan Rui) In response to the "congratulations" expressed by U.S. Secretary of State Lincoln to Taiwan's leader Lai Qingde, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a regular press conference on May 21 that the U.S. approach seriously violates the U.S. political commitment to maintain cultural, commercial and other unofficial relations only with Taiwan, We urge the US side to earnestly abide by its commitments not to use Taiwan as a tool to contain China, and to stop hollowing out the one China principle.

"The US approach seriously violates the one China principle and the three Sino US joint communiques, seriously violates the US political commitment to only maintain cultural, commercial and other unofficial relations with Taiwan, and sends a serious wrong signal to the 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces." Wang Wenbin said that China is strongly dissatisfied with this, firmly opposed, and has made solemn representations to the US.

Wang Wenbin said that there is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. The Taiwan issue is the core of China's core interests and the first impassable red line in China US relations. China has always firmly opposed any form of official exchanges between the United States and Taiwan, and firmly opposed the United States to interfere in Taiwan affairs in any way and under any pretext.

"We urge the US side to immediately correct its mistakes, earnestly abide by President Biden's commitments not to support 'Taiwan independence', not to support 'two Chinas',' one China, one Taiwan ', not to use Taiwan as a tool to contain China, stop making empty the one China principle, stop condoning and supporting' Taiwan independence 'separatist forces in any way, and stop undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait," Wang Wenbin said.

Wang Wenbin said that "Taiwan independence" is a dead end and connivance in supporting "Taiwan independence" is doomed to failure. No intervention by any external force can stop the historical trend of China's reunification. Any act that challenges the one China principle and endangers China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity will be firmly and forcefully countered by China.