China: "Stop sending wrong signals" - MOFA spox warns amid US-Japan Taiwan talks

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian strongly condemned a meeting between the US, Japan and Taiwan to discuss China, describing the dialogue as “negative and wrong,” during a press conference in Beijing on Thursday.

Lawmakers from the US, Japan and Taiwan met on Thursday to discuss strengthening economic ties and tracking the challenges posed by China.

American Senator Bill Hagerty, who joined the meeting, urged the three countries to work together counteract actions taken by the Chinese government.

Zhao demanded that the countries “stop sending wrong signals to the ‘Taiwan independence forces’,” clearly stating that Taiwan is part of China’s territory.

“I want to stress that there is only one China in the world, and the Taiwan region is an inalienable part of China’s territory. China’s national reunification and rejuvenation is an unstoppable trend. No one should underestimate the strong resolution, determination and capability of the Chinese people to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity. Any attempt to create “two Chinas” or “one China, one Taiwan” will be like trying to hold back the tide with a broom, and is doomed to fail,” said Zhao.

China claims sovereignty over Taiwan, which lies close to the southern Japanese island of Okinawa.

SOT, Zhao Lijian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson (Mandarin): “The so-called ‘dialogue’ you mentioned has no influence whatsoever. It is negative and wrong in both form and content. In fact, it plays the same old tune that no one cares to listen to. I want to stress that there is only one China in the world, and the Taiwan region is an inalienable part of China’s territory. China’s national reunification and rejuvenation is an unstoppable trend. No one should underestimate the strong resolution, determination and capability of the Chinese people to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity. Any attempt to create ‘two Chinas’ or ‘one China, one Taiwan’ will be like trying to hold back the tide with a broom, and is doomed to fail.”

SOT, Zhao Lijian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson (Mandarin): “The Taiwan issue concerns the political foundation of China-US relations and China-Japan relations. Both the US and Japan have the responsibility and obligation to abide by the principles set in relevant bilateral political documents with China and the solemn commitments they have made to China on the Taiwan issue, and stop sending wrong signals to the ‘Taiwan independence’ forces.”

SOT, Zhao Lijian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson (Mandarin): “First I want to stress that this plan was put forward unilaterally by the WHO Secretariat without getting the approval of all member states. The WHO is led by member states. The draft plan was put forward by the Secretariat for discussion by member states, who have the right to make adjustments.”

SOT, Zhao Lijian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson (Mandarin): “Twice we’ve invited WHO experts to China for joint research in origin-tracing. We’ve invested tremendous efforts, achieved important outcomes and reached authoritative conclusions. Lately many countries, China included, have raised concerns over and voiced objection to the next steps to study the origins proposed by the WHO Secretariat. It is a shared belief that the plan is inconsistent with the resolution of the 73rd WHA and the conclusions and recommendations of the joint WHO-China study report. It failed to reflect the latest outcomes of global research in origin-tracing and cannot serve as the basis for the second phase of joint origin studies.”

SOT, Zhao Lijian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson (Mandarin): “The second phase should not repeat what has already been conducted during the first phase, especially where conclusive findings were already reached. In particular, the joint WHO-China study report already stated clearly that ‘a laboratory origin of the pandemic was considered to be extremely unlikely’. The key focus of the second phase should be on possible pathways identified as ‘very likely’ and ‘likely’ by the joint report including introduction through an intermediate host or cold chain products. Efforts should be made to advance traceability research in various countries and regions across the world.”

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