China has never recognized anything set out in the so-called "Treaty of San Francisco," including on the sovereignty over Taiwan or the handling of the territory and sovereign rights of China as a non-signatory, and has never accepted the treaty, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
Spokesperson Mao Ning was responding to a related query at a regular press briefing in Beijing. "We have never recognized anything set out in the 'Treaty of San Francisco,' including on the sovereignty over Taiwan or the handling of the territory and sovereign rights of China as a non-signatory. China has never accepted the treaty. The 1972 Sino-Japanese Joint Statement clearly states 'The Government of Japan recognizes the Government of the People's Republic of China as the sole legal Government of China. The Government of the People's Republic of China reiterates that Taiwan is an inalienable part of the territory of the People's Republic of China. The Government of Japan fully understands and respects this stand of the Government of the People's Republic of China, and it firmly maintains its stand under Article 8 of the Potsdam Proclamation.'" Mao said.
China has never accepted so-called 'Treaty of San Francisco': spokesperson
