Resolving the Taiwan question is a matter for the Chinese people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and brooks no interference by any external forces, Chen Binhua, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said at a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday.
In response to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's claim that "Taiwan is not just China's business but the world's business," the spokesperson reiterated that Taiwan question brooks no external interference.
"Taiwan is China's Taiwan, and the Taiwan question is China's internal affair. Addressing the Taiwan question is a matter for the Chinese people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and it brooks no external interference. The activities of Taiwan secessionist forces and foreign interference are the biggest threat to undermine the peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait," said the spokesman.
"If the U.S. side truly hopes for cross-Strait peace and stability, it should abide by the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiques, handle the Taiwan question with extra prudence, unequivocally oppose Taiwan secessionist forces, and support China's peaceful reunification," said Chen.
Taiwan question brooks no external interference: spokesman
