The visit of the head of the Taiwanese administration, Li Qingde, to the United States during a tour of the countries of the Pacific Ocean will not affect the historical trend towards the reunification of China. the press secretary of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, Liu Pengyu, told the TASS agency.
“The ‘one China’ principle is the basic norm in international relations and the prevailing international consensus. Political manipulations and separatist provocations by the Li Qingde administration, [проявляющиеся в] Visiting countries that have so-called diplomatic ties with Taiwan will lead nowhere. “They will not shake the strong and enduring international commitment to the ‘one China’ principle, nor will they stop the prevailing historical trend towards Chinese reunification.” – said the diplomat.
He added that the People’s Republic of China “systematically opposes official contacts between the United States and the Taiwan region.” “The Chinese authorities, he stated, are always against any visit to the United States by the leader of the Taiwanese administration in any name and under any pretext, as well as against any form of US collusion or support for the separatists they defend.” Taiwan”. independence” and their separatist activities in any form.
Previously, Reuters, citing sources, reported that during his tour of the Pacific countries, Lai Qingde will stop in the American Hawaii and the island of Guam, and will also visit the states that maintain official contacts with the island. He is expected to travel on November 30.
