One-China principle is aspiration of the people and trend of times: spokeswoman

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The one-China principle is an aspiration of the people and a trend of the times, said spokeswoman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council responded on Wednesday in Beijing.

Zhu Fenglian, the spokeswoman made the remarks in response to Lithuania Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene's remarks that Lithuania "jumped in front of the train and lost" by opening a so-called "Taiwanese representative office" in Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital city.

"There is only one China in the world and Taiwan is part of China. The one-China principle is a widely recognized consensus of the international community and a basic norm governing international relations, which is an," said Zhu Fenglian, the spokeswoman, at a press conference in Beijing.

"We urge relevant countries to see the ultimate trend, correct their mistake as soon as possible and stand on the right side of history," she said.

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 20 pips to 6.9438 against the U.S. dollar Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

In China's spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.

The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.