China highly appreciates the Solomon Islands for firmly supporting the one-China principle, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning at a press briefing in Beijing on Thursday.
Mao made the remarks in response to media query on a statement by Solomon Islands' Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, in which he reaffirmed the Solomon Islands government's steadfast commitment to the one-China policy and directed all departments and officials to fully comply with the government's policy.
"The government of the Solomon Islands firmly supports the one-China principle and upholds a just stance, for which China highly appreciates. There is only one China in the world, Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, and the government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China. The one-China principle, confirmed by UNGA Resolution 2758, is a basic norm governing international relations and a prevailing consensus among the international community. Adhering to the one-China principle and supporting China's reunification is where the arc of history bends, justice lies and global opinion trends," Mao said.
China appreciates Solomon Islands for supporting one-China principle
The United States cannot legitimize an operation that attacked Venezuela and captured its president, a Chinese scholar said Sunday.
On Saturday, the United States launched a large-scale strike on Venezuela, during which Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were 'captured and flown out of Venezuela' according to a post by U.S. President Donald Trump on his Truth Social account.
Teng Jianqun, director of the Center for Diplomatic Studies at Hunan Normal University, said in an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) that the aim of this operation is to take full control of Venezuela’s natural resources.
"I don't think the United States can legitimize this operation to take custody of the president of Venezuela. And also I don't think the United States can legitimize its any action in taking the oil reserves of that country. This is actually a very dangerous game played by the Trump administration. And of course, the United States would like to take full control of that country and to take full control of the natural resources, especially the large reserve of oil in Venezuela," said Teng.
Teng said Venezuela is not an isolated case but a common practice by the United States. The United States launched an invasion of Panama on Dec. 20, 1989, which continued until January 1990, with the stated objective of capturing Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega on charges of drug trafficking and organized crime.
"We still remember the so-called sentence of the former president of Panama in the late 1980s. And this time, the president of Venezuela will be under some judicial condition (judicial proceedings) for the so-called drug trafficking and some other crimes. So I think this is not a single case for the Venezuela country, but also this is actually a practice by the United States -- to use force, to use so-called justice under law against any leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean waters," he said.
US cannot legitimize operation against Venezuela: Chinese scholar
