China resolutely opposes the United States' arrangement for Lai Ching-te, leader of China's Taiwan region to make "transit" trip to the U.S., and urges the U.S. to take concrete actions to safeguard bilateral relations and maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a press conference in Beijing on Friday.
He made the remarks in response to a media query on the so-called "transit" through the U.S.
"The one-China principle is a universal consensus of the international community. The Taiwan authorities' use of so-called 'diplomatic allies' to engage in political manipulation, seek 'independence' and make provocation is futile. It cannot shake the international community's firm adherence to the one-China principle, nor can it hinder the irreversible historical trend toward China's reunification," said Lin.
"Regarding the so-called 'transit' of the Taiwan region's leader in the United States, we firmly oppose the U.S. arrangement of such 'transit'. We urge the U.S. to abide by the one-China principle and the provisions of the three Sino-U.S. joint communiques, not to allow Lai Ching-te to 'transit', not to send any wrong signals to the 'Taiwan independence' forces, and to take practical actions to maintain Sino-U.S. relations and peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait," the spokesman continued.
China urges US to take concrete actions to maintain cross-Strait peace, stability
