The Taiwan question should be handled with extra prudence, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun at a regular press conference in Beijing on Tuesday while responding to a question on Taiwan leader Lai Ching-te's "transit" plan to the United States.
Asked whether the Chinese government has had any contact with the U.S. government on Lai's planned "transit" trips to New York and Dallas during a scheduled visit to Paraguay, Guatemala, and Belize in August, Guo said, "Let me underscore that China firmly opposes any form of official interaction between the U.S. and the Taiwan region and firmly opposes any trip by leader of the Taiwan region to the U.S. in any name or under whatever pretext. This position is consistent, clear and firm. We hope the U.S. will abide by the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiques, handle the Taiwan question with extra prudence, and promote the steady, sound and sustainable development of China-U.S. relations."
China urges U.S. to handle Taiwan question with extra prudence
China urges U.S. to handle Taiwan question with extra prudence
China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) officially launched coking coal options on Friday, marking a new step in enhancing futures market services for the coal-coke-steel industrial chain and the real economy.
As a fundamental raw material for the steel industry, coking coal plays a vital role in ensuring the steady development of steel and related sectors. The listing of coking coal options signals further improvement in China's derivatives market service system.
"After the listing of coking coal options, these instruments will synergize with the existing coking coal futures, coke futures, and iron ore futures and options. This will further improve the risk management tool system for the coal-coke-steel industrial chain, provide more refined and diverse risk management solutions for enterprises, and safeguard their stable and sound operations," said Hu Gangxu, director of the futures derivatives department of Dalian Commodity Exchange.
China is the world's largest producer and consumer of coking coal. Its prime coking coal output accounts for more than 50 percent of global production, while consumption represents over 60 percent of the world total.
China launches coking coal options
