One-China principle is political basis for Taiwan's WTO participation: spokesman

The one-China principle is the political basis for the participation of China's Taiwan region in the World Trade Organization (WTO), Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said Tuesday in Beijing.

Lin was speaking at a regular news briefing when asked to comment on the Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities' decision to skip a high-level WTO meeting in Cameroon after Taiwan was listed as a province of China in visa documents.

"There is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. On the issue of China's Taiwan region's participation in international organizations, China's position is consistent and clear. It must be handled in accordance with the one-China principle. The one-China principle is the political premise for China's Taiwan region's participation in the WTO. The DPP authorities' political manipulation of the participation issue is utterly despicable, and their scheme of provocations is doomed to fail and will only bring disgrace upon themselves," he said.

"Currently, the international economic and trade order faces severe challenges, with rising unilateralism and protectionism seriously impacting the multilateral trading system. The WTO Ministerial Conference being held in Africa again after a decade is of special significance. China firmly supports Cameroon in successfully hosting this WTO Ministerial Conference," said Lin.

One-China principle is political basis for Taiwan's WTO participation: spokesman

A residential building in an upscale neighborhood of northern Tehran has been reduced to rubbles following strikes by U.S. and Israeli forces on Tuesday, as security remains tight across the area.

Sepehr Saremi, a correspondent from the China Global Television Network (CGTN) reporting from the scene, described a tense atmosphere with heavy security presence preventing easy access to the site.

"You see behind me this building that was struck by U.S.-Israeli forces. The building has been reduced to rubbles. It's in the north of Tehran. It's an expensive neighborhood," he said.

Saremi noted that security forces, firefighters and first responders are working at the scene to assess the damage and investigate what has occurred. He added that access to the building remains highly restricted and details about the target and any potential casualties have not yet been confirmed.

U.S.-Israeli strikes level residential building in northern Tehran