Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian on Tuesday slammed the so-called Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) for interfering in China's internal affairs.
Lin made the denunciation at a regular press conference in Beijing to a media query on a conference of the IPAC being held in Taipei.
"This so-called alliance has always maliciously hyped up issues related to China, spreading lies and rumors about China, and has no credibility whatsoever. There is only one China in the world. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. The Taiwan question is purely China's internal affair that brooks no interference by any external forces. China firmly opposes any form of official interaction between the Taiwan authorities and countries that have diplomatic relations with China," he said.
"We urge the relevant parliamentarians to abandon ideological prejudice, stop using the Taiwan question to interfere in China's internal affairs, and do more to contribute to bilateral relations rather than the opposite," said Lin.
FM spokesman slams 'Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China' over Taiwan
At least 2,985 Palestinians had been killed and 8,173 others injured since Israel renewed its intensive strikes, bringing the total death toll since October 2023 to 53,119, and injuries to 120,214, the Gaza-based health authorities said on Friday.
According to information released by the Civil Defense in Gaza on Friday, the Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks in the northern Gaza Strip has surpassed 100 during the past 12 hours.
In a statement later in the day, the Gaza health authorities confirmed that at least 109 deaths and 216 injuries had been transferred to hospitals on Friday.
Mahmoud Basal, a spokesperson for the Civil Defense in Gaza, said in a statement that it was "a difficult and bloody day for the northern Gaza Strip."
According to Palestinian medical sources, most of the victims were women and children.
Eyewitnesses and security sources reported that Israeli air and ground raids continued unabated since the early hours of the morning, targeting residential homes and shelters in Jabalia and Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. Some victims remain under the rubble where medical crews were unable to reach, they added.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Friday that with the direction of intelligence, its troops are continuing their operational activity against the militant groups in the Gaza Strip, striking "over 150 terror targets" across the territory, including anti-tank missile posts, terrorist cells, military structures, and operational centers.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 53,119
