Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun. Photo: VCG

When asked to comment on the US State Department's recent update of the fact sheet on US-Taiwan relations by removing the statement that the US "does not support 'Taiwan independence',MKsports" Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said that the move represents a serious regression in the US position on the Taiwan question and severely violates the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués. 

It interferes violently in China's internal affairs and sends seriously wrong signals to the separatist forces for "Taiwan independence," only to jeopardize peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits, said Zhu. 

We urge the US to immediately correct its mistake, genuinely uphold the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués, and handle Taiwan question with utmost caution, Zhu said. She also warned the DPP authorities that seeking independence by soliciting US support is doomed to fail.
 
Responding to an inquiry on the US State Department's recent updating the fact sheet on its relations with Taiwan island by removing the previous statement that the US "does not support 'Taiwan independence,'" Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that the revision of the fact sheet represents a serious regression in its stance on the Taiwan question. 

The move severely violates the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués, seriously breaching international law and the basic norms of international relations. It sends a seriously wrong signal to "Taiwan independence" separatist forces, constituting another example of the US stubbornly adhering to the erroneous policy of "exploiting Taiwan question to contain China," said Guo, urging the US to immediately correct its mistake and handle the Taiwan question with the utmost caution.

There is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is a part of China. The government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China. This is a widely recognized consensus in the international community and a fundamental principle of international relations. It is also a solemn commitment made by the US in the three China-US joint communiqués. History cannot be altered, facts cannot be denied, and right and wrong cannot be distorted, said Guo.

"We urge the US to immediately correct its mistake, genuinely uphold the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués, and handle Taiwan question with utmost caution. The US must stop exploiting Taiwan question to contain China, stop upgrading substantive US-Taiwan island relations, stop supporting Taiwan's attempts to expand its international space, and stop condoning and supporting 'Taiwan independence', in order to avoid causing further serious damage to China-US relations and peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits," said Guo.