China News Service, Beijing, April 13 (Reporter Zhang Su) In response to the US State Department’s release of the so-called "Guidelines for US-Taiwan Exchanges", Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a regular press conference on the 13th that China urges the US to understand the situation. , Earnestly abide by the one-China principle and the provisions of the three Sino-US joint communiqués, and do not "play with fire" on the Taiwan issue.

  A reporter asked a question. On April 9, the US State Department spokesperson issued a statement stating that the US State Department has issued new guidelines after reviewing the "Guidelines for US-Taiwan Interactions" to relax the guidelines for exchanges with Taiwan and encourage the US government to engage with Taiwan. To reflect the deepening of the unofficial relationship between the two parties.

The new guidelines provide clear follow-up for the implementation of the one-China policy.

What is China's comment?

  In this regard, Zhao Lijian said that the one-China principle is the political foundation of Sino-US relations.

The "Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and the United States" clearly stated: "The American people will maintain cultural, commercial and other unofficial relations with the people of Taiwan."

This is the prerequisite for the development of Sino-US relations over the past 40 years.

The so-called "Guidelines for U.S.-Taiwan Exchanges" openly encourage the U.S. government to engage with Taiwan, severely violate the one-China principle and the provisions of the three Sino-U.S. Joint Communiqués, seriously violate the serious political commitment the U.S. has made to China on the Taiwan issue, and split toward "Taiwan independence" The forces sent a serious wrong signal.

China firmly opposes this and has lodged solemn representations with the United States.

  Zhao Lijian emphasized that the Taiwan issue concerns China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as China's core interests.

China has no room for compromise.

We urge the US to recognize the situation, strictly abide by the one-China principle and the three Sino-US Joint Communiqués, refrain from "playing with fire" on the Taiwan issue, immediately stop any form of official exchanges between the US and Taiwan, and handle Taiwan-related issues carefully and properly. The "Taiwan independence" forces sent the wrong signal to avoid subversive influence and damage to Sino-US relations and peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.

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