The one-China principle is the political foundation for China to establish and develop diplomatic relations with any country, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun on Thursday.
Guo made the remarks at a regular press conference, commenting on South Africa's withdrawal of diplomatic recognition of a "representative office" of the Taiwan Region in Pretoria.
"The one-China principle is the political foundation for China to establish and develop diplomatic relations with countries around the world. It is also a basic norm in international relations and a widely recognized consensus in the international community. The South African government has taken the above steps independently, which represents a positive move in upholding the one-China principle. This aligns with the spirit of UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 and reflects the essence of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and South Africa in the new era. China appreciates this and stands ready to continue working with South Africa to firmly support each other on issues concerning our respective core interests," Guo said.
One-China principle political foundation for China's diplomacy: spokesman
Canada and China can achieve a win-win situation as the two economies are structurally complementary, said a think-tank expert in an interview with the China Global Television Network (CGTN) on Saturday.
Paul Samson, president of the Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), an independent, non-partisan think-tank on global governance based in Canada, said despite that there are also some irritants in the Canada-China relations, he believes that the strategic dialogue between the two countries can solve the problems.
"The two economies are complementary structurally. They complement each other -- natural resources, energy, finished products. There's an easy win-win space there for Canada and China. We have some irritants, as well, that I think the strategic dialogue can start solving as well," he said.
Samson also said that he believes the government of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will roll back some of the tariffs imposed by Canada, which is in the interest of the country.
"The Carney government has the guts and the desire to do what's in Canada's interest. I think they will be willing to roll back tariffs. Right now, we've got tariffs imposed on Canadian goods from the United States and we have them imposed by China. Canada has got to find a way to negotiate with both simultaneously," he said.
Carney, who was on an official visit to China from Wednesday through Saturday, said on Friday that his visit to China had been "historic and productive" and that the two sides had made significant progress in several key areas, underscoring the importance of trade ties between the two countries.
China and Canada have reached specific arrangements to properly address trade issues related to electric vehicles, steel and aluminum products, canola, and agricultural and aquatic products, China's Commerce Ministry said on Friday.
The two sides have also reached positive consensus on increasing direct flights, improving the business environment, and inspection and quarantine of agricultural products, it said.
Canada, China can achieve win-win situation: think-tank expert
