President Biden signs the bill.Figure: Flip from Biden’s Facebook
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian hosted a regular press conference today (16), and a reporter asked a question. US President Biden recently signed the “Act Requires the US Secretary of State to Develop a Strategy to Reclaim Taiwan’s Observer Status in the World Health Organization (WHO)”. Comments?
Zhao Lijian replied that the relevant US bill seriously violates the one-China principle and the three Sino-US joint communiques, seriously violates international law and basic norms of international relations, and grossly interferes in China’s internal affairs. The US insisted on signing it into law, and China is strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposed to it.
Zhao Lijian also pointed out that the Taiwan issue is China’s internal affairs, and the one-China principle is the basic norm of international relations. According to the relevant resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly and the World Health Assembly, Taiwan’s participation in WHO activities must be handled in accordance with the one-China principle.
In the end, Zhao Lijian emphasized that the US should abide by the one-China principle and the three Sino-US joint communiques, abide by international law and basic norms of international relations, handle Taiwan-related issues prudently and properly, and should not use this bill to explain Taiwan’s expansion of the so-called international space, otherwise it will further damage China U.S. relations and the Taiwan Strait are peaceful and stable.
Regarding the goodwill shown by the US to Taiwan, Taiwan said that it will continue to work with democratic countries for the world.
On the 16th, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian hosted a regular press conference. A reporter asked a question. What is China’s comment on the “Act Requirement of the US Secretary of State to Develop a Strategy to Restore Taiwan’s Observer Status to the World Health Organization” signed by US President Biden?
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.Figure: Taken from the official website of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs