China: Taiwan is an uncrossable red line.
China warned America about the importance of the Taiwan issue as a “red line” and warned against crossing this red line.
“Sputnik”, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasized in a statement published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China on Sunday, describing the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the meetings of the Group of 20 and the APEC organization in recent days: Chinese President Xi Jinping, in response to America’s recent wrong words and actions regarding the Taiwan issue and Washington’s attempt to draw a line in Sino-American relations, comprehensively and systematically identified the principle of the Taiwan issue and China’s principled position towards it. He clearly pointed out that the Taiwan issue is at the core of China’s fundamental interests and China’s relations with the United States.
According to the statement, Wang Yi stressed: “Taiwan independence is incompatible with peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait” and “the Chinese people will never agree with anyone who wants to separate Taiwan from China.”
The Chinese Foreign Minister also warned, this issue is “a political foundation and a major red line that no one can cross.”
This senior Chinese diplomat also asked Washington to adhere to the promises that “Chen Shui-bian”, the former head of the government of Taiwan, put forward in 2000, according to which he committed to maintain the status quo across the Taiwan Strait.
According to Wang Yi, in his talks with US President Joe Biden, Xi Jinping asked Washington to abandon the “zero-sum game” approach towards China, “instead of confrontation, engage in dialogue” and “respect and Let the mutual peace stick.”
According to the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Xi Jinping also rejected the American criticism of his country under the pretext of democracy and human rights and emphasized to the American officials, “America has American-style democracy and China has Chinese-style democracy” and both countries should ” “Different paths and systems” should respect each other.
China-US relations, while during the presidency of “Donald Trump” due to Washington’s hostile stances in the fields of trade and technology, became tense, now in the administration of Joe Biden and his provocative emphasis on the “defense” of Taiwan against ” “China’s invasion” and the intensification of American arms sales to this island have declined more than before.
