China Strongly Warns U.S Against Visit To Taiwan

China on Friday reacted strongly to US lawmaker Marsha Blackburn’s visit to Taiwan and asked the American government to immediately stop all forms of official interactions with Taipei. It should be noted that the Republican Senator is on a visit to Taiwan from August 25 to 27.

In response to a media query, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that the Marsha Blackburn’s visit to Taiwan region “seriously violates the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-US joint communiques”, and goes against the US commitment of maintaining only non-official ties with the Taiwan region.

“There is only one China in the world and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory. The government of the People’s Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China,” the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson went on to add, “We will not waver in opposing ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist activities and external interference. We urge the relevant U.S. politician to abide by the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiques, immediately stop all forms of official interactions with Taiwan, and immediately stop sending wrong signals to ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces.”

Meanwhile, Marsha Blackburn yesterday said that China has been just waiting for an “excuse to bully Taiwan”.

She arrived in Taipei late Thursday after visiting Fiji, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea as part of a US push to “expand our diplomatic footprint in the area,” her office said in a statement.

During her three-day visit, Blackburn is also due to meet with the head of Taiwan’s National Security Council.

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