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PHNOM PENH, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday firmly refuted a Taiwan-related statement made by the Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers.

The ins and outs of the current tension over the Taiwan Strait are crystal clear, so are the rights and wrongs. It is the United States which started the trouble, created the crisis, and continuously escalated the tensions, Wang said on the sidelines of meetings of foreign ministers on East Asia cooperation.

“The flagrant provocation by the United States has set an egregious precedent. If it’s not corrected and countered, will the principle of non-interference in internal affairs still exist? Will the internatioanl law still be upheld? How can the regional peace be safeguarded?” he asked.

Wang stressed that the statement of the G7 foreign ministers distorts facts and confounds right and wrong.

“Where did they get the right to groundlessly criticize China’s reasonable and lawful measures for safeguarding its sovereignty and territorial integrity? Who granted them the authority? Isn’t it absurd that the infringer is shielded whereas the defender is accused?” he asked.

Noting that the G7’s wrongdoing has aroused great indignation among the Chinese people, Wang said the sovereignty and independence of China and other countries were earned through bloody battles fought by the people and should never be infringed upon again.

Today’s China is no longer the China of the 19th century, and history should not and will not repeat itself, he stressed.

The international community should unequivocally oppose any act that challenges the one-China principle and resist all infringements on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, Wang said.

Regional countries should be more united against any hegemony bullying the region, he said, adding only in this way can regional countries truly safeguard their own security as well as regional peace and stability. ■

BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Thursday criticized the remarks on Taiwan by an anonymous U.S. State Department official, saying they are a reflection of typical U.S. arrogance and hegemonism.

According to media reports, the U.S. official said China is using Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan to change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait.

The U.S. official was calling black white and acted like “thief crying stop thief,” Hua said.

She asked the U.S. side four questions.

The first is: what is the status quo on the Taiwan question? Hua said it is crystal clear that both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one and the same China, and Taiwan is part of China’s territory.

Although the two sides have been politically against each other for a long time, China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity have never been split. This is the real status quo of the Taiwan question, she added.

The second question is who is creating the crisis across the Taiwan Strait. Hua said the United States has colluded with “Taiwan independence” separatist forces to make provocations, and that is the fundamental reason for tensions across the Taiwan Strait.

In recent years, the Democratic Progressive Party authorities abandoned the 1992 Consensus embodying the one-China principle and solicited U.S. support in seeking “Taiwan independence.” Meanwhile, the U.S. side, in pursuing its strategic aim of containing China’s development, has constantly distorted, obscured and hollowed out the one-China principle, upgraded its level of exchanges with Taiwan, and intensified arms sales to Taiwan.

Hua said Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan gravely violated the commitments made by the U.S. government to China on the Taiwan question, violated the basic norms governing international relations and infringed upon China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

“Who is responsible for tensions across the Taiwan Strait?” Hua asked. She said China has repeatedly pointed out the severity of Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan and made it clear that the U.S. must assume full responsibility for any ensuing consequences.

Hua said the U.S. side made provocations first, whereas China has been compelled to act in self-defense. The Chinese government has the right to do everything necessary to firmly defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The fourth question is: who is changing the status quo on the Taiwan question. Hua said the wrongful actions made by the U.S. side 25 years ago do not constitute a precedent to defend Pelosi’s visit, and still less, should it become an excuse for the U.S. to repeat its mistake on the Taiwan question.

China will not allow the United States to continue nibbling at, obscuring and hollowing out the one-China principle in a gradual way, and will never allow the U.S. side to gradually change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait for any reason or excuse.

The current tensions across the Taiwan Strait, as a result of Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, are entirely of the U.S.’ own making, the spokesperson said, adding that if the U.S. side truly wants to maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, the most important point is to strictly abide by the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiques, both in words and deeds. 

BEIJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — China’s eight non-Communist Party of China (CPC) political parties on Thursday released a joint statement expressing their strong opposition to, indignation at and condemnation of the recent visit of Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, to China’s Taiwan region.

There is only one China, Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory, and the Government of the People’s Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China, said the statement jointly released by the central committees of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, the China Democratic League, the China National Democratic Construction Association, the China Association for Promoting Democracy, the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party, the China Zhi Gong Party, the Jiusan Society, and the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League.

Taiwan affairs fall under the scope of China’s internal affairs and allow no external interference, and Pelosi’s Taiwan visit was a major political provocation aimed at upgrading official U.S. exchanges with Taiwan, the statement said.

“We strongly oppose any attempt or act to split China, any external meddling in China’s peaceful reunification, and any interference in the Taiwan question by any country in any form,” it said.

As participants in the practice of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the eight political parties have long patriotic and peace-loving traditions, and have actively promoted the peaceful development of relations across the Taiwan Strait while firmly defending the country’s sovereignty, security and development interests, the statement said.

“We resolutely support all necessary measures the Chinese government has to take to safeguard sovereignty and territorial integrity,” it said.

China should be reunited, and it surely will be, the statement said, adding that any attempt to reverse this historical trend or hinder China’s reunification and national rejuvenation is doomed to fail.

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi further expounded here Thursday on China’s stance on U.S. act of provocation against China’s sovereignty.

Speaking on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ meeting, Wang said the U.S. side trampled on the international law, breached bilateral commitments, sabotaged peace across the Taiwan Strait, supported separatism, advocated confrontation between blocs, which is a blatant provocation against the Chinese people and the peace-loving people in all countries in the region, and a political gamble with an odious impact.

He said the performance of Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, has caused the U.S. politics, foreign diplomacy and credibility to go bankrupt again, proving the United States is the biggest destroyer of peace across the Taiwan Strait and the biggest troublemaker of regional stability.

Her performance also proved the extremely confrontational and harmful nature of the U.S. “Indo-Pacific strategy,” as well as the U.S. hypocrisy and double standards when dealing with international rules, Wang noted.

If the Chinese side doesn’t firmly reject the manic, irresponsible and extremely irrational behavior of the United States, the principle of international relations on respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity will become a mere scrap of paper, various kinds of separatists and extremist forces will intensify their activities, and the hard-won peace and stability in the region will be severely damaged, he stressed.

Wang stressed that this incident was orchestrated and incited single-handedly by the United States, as the causes and consequences are clear, and so are the rights and wrongs.

To avoid this crisis being forced on China, Wang said, China made the greatest diplomatic efforts, but at the same time it would never allow its core interests and the process of national rejuvenation to be jeopardized.

He said China would not sit back watching the United States play the “Taiwan card” to serve its domestic politics and the selfish desires of its politicians, nor would China ever tolerate deeds to create tension, stoke confrontation and instigate secession in the region.

Wang said the comprehensive measures China is currently taking and will take in the future are necessary and timely defensive counterattacks, which have been carefully considered and evaluated with an aim to safeguard national sovereignty and security.

These measures are in line with international and domestic laws, serve as a warning to provocateurs, and will maintain regional stability and peace across the Taiwan Strait, he added.

Wang called on all parties to see through the cause and essence of the current crisis, jointly oppose the U.S. side’s risky adventures and provocations, continue to support China’s legitimate position and measures, and jointly maintain regional peace and peace across the Taiwan Strait. ■

A missile is launched by the rocket force of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), targeting designated maritime areas to the east of the Taiwan Island, Aug. 4, 2022. The Eastern Theater Command on Thursday conducted joint combat exercises and training around the Taiwan Island on an unprecedented scale. (Photo by Li Youzhi/Xinhua)

NANJING, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Thursday conducted joint combat exercises and training around the Taiwan Island on an unprecedented scale.

In the long-range live-fire drills held at around 1 p.m. on Thursday, new models of rockets were fired by the theater command’s army, hitting targets with precision in the eastern part of the Taiwan Strait. Desired results have been achieved.

On Thursday afternoon, strikes involving various types of conventional missiles were launched by the theater command’s rocket force, targeting designated maritime areas to the east of the Taiwan Island. All the missiles hit targets with great precision. The force’s ability to launch precision strikes and perform area-denial tasks was tested.

The theater command’s air force and naval aviation corps flew more than 100 warplanes including fighters and bombers to conduct combat training exercises such as joint reconnaissance, aerial refueling, airspace control, and strikes on ground targets.

Over 10 destroyers and frigates from the navy of the theater command conducted joint blockade operations in waters off the Taiwan Island.

Liu Dongkun, a senior officer of the theater command, said the forces have demonstrated their brave and invincible fighting spirit.

Liu said the forces will firmly fulfill their tasks entrusted by the Party and the people and resolutely safeguard China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. ■

Video screenshot shows a missile launched by the rocket force of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), targeting designated maritime areas to the east of the Taiwan Island, Aug. 4, 2022. The Eastern Theater Command on Thursday conducted joint combat exercises and training around the Taiwan Island on an unprecedented scale. (Xinhua)

BEIJING, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in China’s Taiwan on Tuesday evening for a visit, drawing strong condemnation from overseas Chinese.

They believed that Taiwan has been a part of the Chinese territory since ancient times and the Taiwan question is purely China’s internal affair, which brooks no external interference.

Realizing China’s complete reunification is the common aspiration of all the Chinese at home and abroad, which is an irresistible and unstoppable trend of the times, they said, expressing full support for all the countermeasures China takes to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

INALIENABLE PART OF CHINA

“Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory, and no one or any force can change it,” said Yuan Yi, executive vice president of the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification in Russia.

Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan severely violated China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and seriously undermined peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, Yuan said, adding that all the Chinese people strongly condemn and resolutely oppose it.

Wang Haijun, president of the Association of Overseas Chinese in South Korea, said that Taiwan has been an inalienable part of China since ancient times and that there is only one China in the world, and both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one and the same China.

The Taiwan question is purely China’s internal affair, and brooks no external interference, Wang said.

There is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, which is an unquestionable historical fact with legal basis and is generally recognized by the international community, the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification in Ghana said in a statement, adding that safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity is the common responsibility of the Chinese people all over the world.

Hu Lanbo, director of Cina in Italia magazine, said that China has repeatedly expressed its firm opposition to Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.

China’s position on the Taiwan question has been consistent, Hu said, adding that it is the firm will of the 1.4 billion Chinese people to resolutely safeguard China’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Yu Hua, president of the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification in Georgia, said that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory, which is a historical fact and has been recognized by the international community.

Pelosi’s visit to the Taiwan region severely violated the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiques, damaged China-U.S. relations and seriously undermined peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, Yu said.

NEVER ALLOW EXTERNAL INTERFERENCE

“We will never allow the United States to provoke China and interfere in China’s internal affairs,” said Han Jun, head of the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification in East Africa.

“Pelosi’s visit has seriously hurt the feelings of all the Chinese people around the world. Any attempt to use the Taiwan question to interfere in China’s internal affairs or undermine China’s peaceful reunification process is playing with fire,” Han said.

The China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification in Zambia said in a statement that Pelosi’s visit to the Taiwan region sent a serious wrong signal to the “Taiwan independence” forces, which is extremely dangerous and provocative.

The visit grossly interfered in China’s internal affairs, seriously undermined China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and trampled on the one-China principle, the council said, adding that it will also severely undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and damage China-U.S. relations.

“Using the Taiwan question to interfere in and suppress China will never end well!” said Wang Zhimin, head of the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification in Thailand, noting the council strongly condemns and protests Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, which seriously violated the one-China principle and the three joint communiques between China and the United States.

Zhu Jianrong, professor at Toyo Gakuen University of Japan, said the one-China principle is the political foundation of China-U.S. relations and any attempt to challenge it will be firmly countered by the Chinese people.

The “Taiwan independence” elements who seek independence by relying on the United States and creating secession will surely be spurned by history, he said.

Chen Zhixiang, president of the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said, “The overseas Chinese living in the UAE stand side by side with the Chinese government and people, and are determined to safeguard national sovereignty and security interests.”

COMMON ASPIRATION FOR NATIONAL REUNIFICATION

“China must and will be reunified; this is an unstoppable trend of history, and also a common aspiration of all overseas Chinese,” said Yu, noting that “the tricks played by the U.S. politicians and ‘Taiwan independence’ separatists get no support, will surely be opposed by people who love peace and uphold justice, and are doomed to fail.”

Sha Quan, an overseas Chinese from Jordan, stressed that realizing the complete reunification of the motherland is the common aspiration of all the Chinese people.

“No matter where we are, we will firmly support the motherland’s will and actions to safeguard national unity and territorial integrity, and firmly oppose separatist activities for ‘Taiwan independence’ and interference by external forces including U.S. politicians,” Sha said.

“No force can stop the great cause of the reunification of the motherland, and all attempts to split the motherland will eventually be judged by history!” the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification in Switzerland said in a statement, saying that no force can contain China’s development and that the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will surely be realized.

The reunification of the motherland is a historical inevitability as well as the common aspiration and determination of all the Chinese people, Wang said, adding that overseas Chinese in South Korea firmly oppose Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, resolutely reject external interference in China’s internal affairs, and will continue to take concrete actions to promote China’s complete reunification at an early date, so as to contribute to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. ■

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday made clear here China’s solemn position on Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi’s visit to China’s Taiwan region.

Wang, who is attending meetings on East Asia cooperation and on a visit to Cambodia, told reporters that Pelosi’s tour is a complete farce.

Wang said the U.S. side, under the guise of so-called “democracy,” is doing the heinous deeds of violating China’s sovereignty.

Such “Taiwan independence” secessionist forces represented by Tsai Ing-wen, riding the U.S. coattails, have betrayed the righteousness of the great national cause, said Wang.

These perverse practices will not change the international consensus that there is only one China, nor will they change the historical trend that Taiwan will return to the motherland, Wang said.

Those who play with fire will not end up well, and those who violate China’s sovereignty will certainly be penalized, he added. ■