The history and the reality affirm that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday.
At a press conference on China's foreign policy and external relations held on the sidelines of the third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Wang, who is also a member of the Communist Party of China Central Committee's Political Bureau, reaffirmed China's position on Taiwan in response to a claim questioning Resolution 2758 by the UN General Assembly.
"This claim is a blatant challenge to the authority of the United Nations and the post-war international order. It is absurd and dangerous. Those who spread this sort of rhetoric should first learn some basic common sense - Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. This is the history and the reality. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the restoration of Taiwan. The victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression put Taiwan back under China's sovereign jurisdiction. Both the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation, issued by major victorious nations of World War II, clearly stipulated that Taiwan, a territory that Japan had stolen from the Chinese, shall be restored to China. Japan also accepted the terms of the Potsdam Proclamation and announced its unconditional surrender. All these have confirmed China's sovereignty over Taiwan, and formed an important part of the post-war international order," Wang said.
"Resolution 2758 was adopted in 1971 by the U.N. General Assembly with an overwhelming majority. It decides to restore all the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China at the UN and expel forthwith the representatives of the Taiwan authorities from the UN and all the organizations related to it. Once and for all, this resolution resolved the issue of the representation of the whole of China, including Taiwan, in the UN, and precluded any possibility of creating 'two Chinas' or 'one China, one Taiwan'," he said.
"The only reference to the Taiwan region in the UN is 'Taiwan, Province of China.' Taiwan is never a country, not in the past, and never in the future. To clamor for Taiwan separatism is to split the country, to support Taiwan separatism is to interfere in China's internal affairs, and to connive at Taiwan separatism is to undermine the stability of the Taiwan Strait. The principle of sovereignty is the cornerstone of the UN Charter. No country or individual should adopt any kind of double standard. Respect for all countries' sovereignty and territorial integrity should mean support for China's complete reunification, and commitment to one-China should mean opposition to any form of Taiwan separatism. Realizing China's complete reunification is a shared aspiration of the Chinese nation. It is an inevitable trend, and it is what the greater national interests entail. Seeking Taiwan separatism is doomed to backfire and using Taiwan to contain China will be nothing but a futile attempt. China will realize reunification, and this is unstoppable," Wang said.
History and reality affirm Taiwan is inalienable part of China: Chinese FM
History and reality affirm Taiwan is inalienable part of China: Chinese FM
