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
China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) will carry out an in-orbit upgrade in the near future to further improve service quality and optimize the operational status of some satellites, according to the China Satellite Navigation Office.
During the upgrade period, the office said it will continue to strengthen joint commissioning and testing of satellites in orbit, as well as monitoring and maintenance of service performance, in order to ensure a stable user experience.
The BeiDou system is a mature, fully functional and high-performing global satellite navigation system, and it currently has 50 satellites in orbit. The accuracy of its space signal is better than two meters, while global positioning accuracy is better than 10 meters. The system also achieves a velocity measurement accuracy better than 0.2 meters per second and timing accuracy within 20 nanoseconds.
So far, the BeiDou system has become deeply integrated into China's overall economic and social development, continuing to provide high-precision positioning, navigation and timing services to a wide range of users, and serving as a key technological enabler for industrial development and people's daily life.
BeiDou Navigation Satellite System to carry out in-orbit upgrades
