China urges the European Parliament to avoid being used by Taiwan separatism forces, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday.
Lin made the remarks at a regular press conference in response to a media inquiry that Taiwan's Hsiao Bi-khim called for greater support for Taiwan in a speech to a European Parliament group in Brussels on Friday.
"China has protested to the European Parliament over Taiwan separatism politicians attending the 'Inter-Parliamentary Alliance summit' in the building of the European Parliament. The European side noted that the European Parliament's commitment to the one-China policy has not and will not change, relevant meeting was not held at the invitation of the European Parliament, relevant individuals were not invited by the Parliament and the Parliament leadership did not have any contact with them. The personal actions of individual Members of the European Parliaments do not represent the official position of the European Parliament," said Lin.
"The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance (IPAC) you mentioned is funded by multiple anti-China institutions and is accustomed to spreading disinformation about China. The Democratic Progressive Party authorities use IPAC, a group that has no credibility at all, to solicit foreign support for their separatist agenda. The political theatrics staged by Taiwan separatism politicians and IPAC are merely aimed at grabbing attention. Such attempts are doomed to fail," he said.
"Let me reiterate that no matter what gambits the DPP authorities and Taiwan separatist forces resort to and whatever 'outreach' they try to seek, it will only make their separatist agenda more evident and can never stop China's reunification. We hope the European Parliament will make no mistake about the true nature of the DPP authorities, abide by the one-China principle, not to send any wrong signal to Taiwan separatist forces, and avoid being used," he said.
China urges European Parliament to avoid being used by Taiwan separatism forces: spokesman
