The Chinese mainland has urged the United States to handle the Taiwan question with the utmost prudence, emphasizing the critical importance of the issue in China-U.S. relations.
At a regular press conference on Wednesday, Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, reiterated that the Taiwan question lies at the very core of China’s core interests and represents the foremost red line that must not be crossed in China-U.S. relations.
“We urge the U.S. side to strictly abide by the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-U.S. joint communiques,” Zhu said. She called on the United States to stop sending wrong signals to separatist forces and to prevent a small handful of separatists from undermining the broader China-U.S. relationship.
Zhu also criticized the Democratic Progressive Party authorities in Taiwan and separatist forces for adhering to “Taiwan independence” positions and colluding with external actors in provocative attempts to seek independence.
“These are the root causes of tensions and instability across the Taiwan Strait,” she stated.
