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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, November 27 /Xinhua/ — China resolutely opposes any form of military contact with Taiwan or arms supplies to the island. This is a gross violation of the one-China principle and could lead to a dangerous situation. This was stated by Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui in an interview with TASS, published on the news agency's website on Thursday.
"China firmly opposes any form of military contact between any country or region and the Taiwan region of China and firmly opposes arms supplies to Taiwan," Zhang Hanhui said, commenting on the ongoing Western arms supplies to the island.
"US arms sales to Taiwan grossly violate the one-China principle and the provisions of the three Sino-US joint communiqués. These are seriously provocative actions that affect China's sovereignty and security interests. Such actions not only fail to change the historical inevitability of the eventual reunification of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, but also push the situation in the Strait to an even more dangerous point," the Chinese diplomat emphasized.
Zhang Hanhui recalled that China declared October 25th as Taiwan Liberation Day and has consistently taken measures to support the island, improving trade, postal, and transportation links. A large number of Taiwanese entrepreneurs conduct business on the Chinese mainland, Taiwanese students go to study on the Chinese mainland, and contacts between the two sides of the border are becoming increasingly close.
"The unification of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait meets the aspirations of the people and is in line with the overall development trend. Attempts by separatist forces seeking 'Taiwan independence' or anti-China forces to divide China are doomed to failure," the ambassador stated.
“We highly appreciate Russia’s unwavering commitment to the one-China principle on the Taiwan issue and its consistent firm support for China, which fully reflects the high level of China-Russia relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic coordination in the new era,” Zhang Hanhui concluded. –0–
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