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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Beijing, November 25 (Xinhua) — There is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of its territory – this is an irrefutable fact that cannot be distorted or questioned, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated on Tuesday.
Mao Ning made the statement at a regular departmental press conference, commenting on the statements of several people in Japan who claimed that the surrender of Japan was accepted by the Republic of China, not the People's Republic of China, and therefore the People's Republic of China has no right to discuss the Taiwan issue.
“Those who make such claims either do not know history or deliberately seek to distort it and ignore international law,” Mao Ning said.
In 1949, the government of the People's Republic of China replaced the government of the Republic of China. This meant a change of power without any change in China's status as a subject of international law, and China's sovereignty and territorial borders remained unchanged, she noted.
The natural result of this is that the PRC government fully possesses and exercises China's sovereignty, including sovereignty over Taiwan, Mao Ning said.
She added that the 1972 Sino-Japanese Joint Statement states that the Japanese government recognizes the PRC government as the sole legitimate government of China.
There is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of its territory. This is a fact that cannot be distorted or falsified, stated the official spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. -0-
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