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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, December 17 /Xinhua/ — The Taiwan issue is an exclusively internal matter for China, and its resolution does not allow for interference by any external forces. This was stated by Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui in an interview with RIA Novosti published on Wednesday.
"The Taiwan question is at the core of China's core interests and represents a red line and an insurmountable boundary. Taiwan is China's sacred territory, and the Taiwan question is an exclusively internal matter for the PRC. Resolving the Taiwan question is a matter for the Chinese people themselves, and no external interference is permitted," he emphasized.
As the Chinese diplomat noted, in this year of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, as well as the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's liberation from Japanese occupation, Japan must sincerely repent for its history of aggression and colonization of Taiwan and its militaristic war crimes, and exercise caution in its words and actions regarding the Taiwan issue. "However, it is shocking that the current Japanese prime minister publicly voiced erroneous signals about the possibility of military intervention in the Taiwan issue, crossing a red line," the Chinese ambassador to the Russian Federation noted, declaring that China is compelled to resolutely defend not only its sovereignty and territorial integrity, but also the blood and lives shed by the outcome of World War II, international justice, and human conscience.
Zhang Hanhui assured that the Chinese people are filled with a spirit of peace and good-neighborliness, but will not make any concessions on issues of state sovereignty and territorial integrity.
He recalled that in the four Sino-Japanese political documents, the Japanese government made clear commitments on the Taiwan issue, which are binding under international law and leave no room for ambiguous interpretation. "Regardless of the ruling party or leader, Japan is obligated to abide by them," the diplomat emphasized, adding that China calls on Japan to immediately correct its mistakes.
The ambassador believes that, in the event of further provocations, all countries and peoples advocating for justice have the right to reexamine Japan's historical crimes and bear the responsibility to resolutely prevent the resurgence of Japanese militarism. "The international community must exercise high alert and resolutely stop any attempts to revive militarism and revanchism, and jointly safeguard the post-war international order and world peace," Zhang Hanhui urged.
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