China’s Ambassador to Morocco, Li Changlin, reiterated, on Thursday in Rabat, his country’s position criticizing the visit to Taiwan by Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, calling the trip an event. « grave » who “violates the one China principle”.
During a press briefing held at the headquarters of the Chinese Embassy, Mr. Li said that this controversial visit is an act that “betrays US commitments to China”.
The Chinese diplomat cited, on this occasion, the measures taken by Beijing in response to this visit, including the “sanctions against Ms Pelosi and her relatives”, “the holding of transparent military exercises” near Taiwan and “the cancellation of bilateral cooperation projects”.
“We have no choice but to defend our sovereignty, our integrity, and we say that the principle of non-interference in the affairs of sovereign states cannot be ignored or abandoned, otherwise the world will be brought back to law of the jungle »he said.
“The one-China principle is the object of consensus of the international community and also constitutes a fundamental norm governing relations between China and foreign countries”he explained, noting that “So far, we have counted 181 countries with which we have established diplomatic relations following the one-China principle”.
The Chinese Ambassador took this opportunity to welcome « l’excellence » relations between Rabat and Beijing, thanking Morocco for its “constant support for all matters of vital interest to China”.
The Chinese diplomat recalled, in this context, Morocco’s vote in 1971 in favor of China’s return to the United Nations.
Nancy Pelosi is the first senior US official to visit Taiwan since then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich visited the island in 1997.
After Pelosi’s visit, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated at a press conference that “nothing has changed compared to the American policy of one China”.
“We do not support Taiwanese independence”, made a point of specifying the head of the American diplomacy. (With MAP)