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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, November 17 /Xinhua/ — The Taiwan issue is one of the most vital to China's national interests; it is an untouchable red line that China will not allow anyone to cross. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's provocative statement about Japan's possible intervention in the Taiwan Strait is extremely dangerous; it constitutes blatant interference in China's internal affairs and seriously undermines the post-war international order. This is stated in an article by Chinese Consul General in Kazan Xiang Bo, published in Russian media on Monday, which presents China's position on the Taiwan issue.
“The Taiwan issue is the core of China’s core interests, an untouchable red line,” the diplomat writes.
This article provides a brief historical overview confirming that Taiwan is an inherently Chinese territory. In 1895, Japan seized Taiwan and the Penghu Islands by force, establishing 50 years of colonial rule and committing countless crimes. Following World War II, the island was returned to China. This was recorded in a number of fundamental international documents—the Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Proclamation, and the Instrument of Surrender of Japan. These documents laid the historical and legal foundation for Taiwan's inalienable status as part of China. On October 25, 1945, the Chinese government declared its sovereignty over Taiwan restored. The status of Taiwan was fully resolved. Recently, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China adopted a resolution declaring October 25 as Taiwan Liberation Day.
According to Xiang Bo, shortly after winning the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the ruling Kuomintang clique unleashed a full-scale civil war in China, but suffered a complete defeat within just three years. The United States supported the Kuomintang clique, preventing the People's Liberation Army from liberating Taiwan, which led to the emergence of the Taiwan question. On October 1, 1949, the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China was proclaimed, becoming the country's sole legitimate government. This was a change of government without changing China, a subject of international law. "China's sovereignty and inalienable territorial boundaries have not changed, and the PRC government fully possesses and exercises sovereignty over all of China, including Taiwan," the Chinese diplomat emphasized.
“For more than 70 years, despite the long-standing political confrontation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, China’s sovereignty and territory have never been divided, and Taiwan’s status as part of China has never changed,” the article notes.
"The one-China principle has become the fundamental norm of international relations and the general consensus of the international community," Xiang Bo states. To date, 183 countries have established diplomatic relations with China, and all of them support the Chinese government's principled position on the Taiwan issue.
The Consul General emphasized that anyone who dares to interfere in any way with the great cause of China's reunification will be decisively rebuffed. The Japanese Prime Minister's recent misguided words and actions, he noted, seriously deviate from the one-China principle, challenge China's core interests, and infringe on the country's sovereignty.
"China and Russia are comprehensive strategic partners and have consistently and firmly supported each other on issues concerning their core interests. The Russian side clearly and unambiguously opposes any form of 'Taiwan independence' and firmly supports the Chinese side in defending national sovereignty and territorial integrity and achieving national reunification. Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated this, and it is also clearly reflected in a number of important political documents of the two countries, which fully demonstrates the high level of Sino-Russian relations and the spirit of strategic cooperation," Xiang Bo's article states.
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