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Political Center / Full Report 【1/15 09:17 Press Release ｜ 10:42 Update: New Video and Audio】
Kelly Craft, the US Ambassador to the United Nations, was originally scheduled to visit Taiwan from the 13th to the 15th. However, the US State Department announced on the 12th that to ensure the smooth completion of the energy transfer process, all official visits this week were canceled. Although the visit to Taiwan was canceled, I still had a video conversation with my president Tsai Ing-wen. The conversation between the two parties was very pleasant, but this move also caused China to jump up and down again. Not only did he criticize Kraft for “seriously interfering in China’s internal affairs”, he even threatened to say “You will pay a high price for your wrong words and deeds.”
▲ Zhao Lijian, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China (Photo / Obtained from Twitter)
Kraft was originally scheduled to arrive in Taiwan on the afternoon of the 13th. The theme of his visit to Taiwan was to discuss with Taiwan how to promote Taiwanese participation in international organizations. He met with President Tsai Ing-wen on the 14th and went to the University of Foreign Affairs to deliver a public speech. He left Taiwan on the morning of the 15th. If the plan goes according to plan, Kraft will be the first current US ambassador to Taiwan to visit Taiwan since the United States severed diplomatic relations with the ROC in 1979. Although the trip to Taiwan was canceled, I still had a video meeting with Tsai Ing-wen on the 14th.
In response, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Kraft “seriously interfered in China’s internal affairs” and seriously violated the one-China principle and the provisions of the three joint Sino-US communiqués, as well as the political commitments assumed by the United States on the subject of Taiwan. “The Chinese side is resolved. Oppose any form of official exchange between the United States and Taiwan,” “There is only one China in the world and Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory.”
Zhao Lijian also said: “The United Nations is composed of sovereign states. The participation of the Chinese region of Taiwan in the activities of international organizations, including the World Health Organization, should be managed according to the one-China principle. This is also Resolution 2758 of the UN General Assembly and Resolution 25.1 of the WHO. An important principle of confirmation. “
Zhao Lijian emphasized that the United States must abide by the one-China principle and the provisions of the three joint Sino-US communiqués and “stop interfering in China’s internal affairs and undermine China-US relations.” China will continue to take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard its own sovereignty and security interests. Politicians will pay a high price for their wrong words and deeds. “
In addition, Zhu Fenglian, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of China, said: “We are warning the DPP authorities to immediately stop any form of association with the United States. Relying on the United States for independence alone he will insult himself and be severely punished. ” Furthermore, it continued as before. The old tune reiterated that “there is only one China in the world”, which means that Taiwan is part of it.
▲ Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of China
