China has lodged solemn representations with Italy and the European Union over a visit by Taiwan politician Hsiao Bi-khim to Italy, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Friday.
At a press briefing in Beijing, Mao reiterated China's consistent position on the Taiwan question.
"China has lodged solemn representations with the Italian and EU sides over the attendance of a Taiwan separatist politician at a conference in Italy. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities and certain politicians are going to great lengths to seek attention and pursue external support for their secession agenda under the guise of democracy and freedom. Such conduct is disgraceful and ultimately futile," said Mao.
"I want to reiterate that there is but one China in the world and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. China consistently and firmly opposes any form of official interaction between countries that have diplomatic relations with China and the Taiwan region. The one-China principle is a widely accepted norm governing international relations and a prevailing consensus of the international community. It also serves as the political foundation for China-Italy and China-EU relations. We urge the parties concerned to uphold the one-China principle through concrete actions," she said.
China lodges representations with Italy, EU over Taiwan separatist's visit
China lodges representations with Italy, EU over Taiwan separatist's visit
India is expected to advance the Global South agenda at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on Saturday and Sunday, said a senior executive editor with Indian broadcaster NewsX World in an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN).
NewsX World Senior Executive Editor Megha Sharma said that building economic resilience is one of the priorities of India in implementing the chairmanship of BRICS this year.
The theme of the forthcoming BRICS Summit is "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability."
"Building for resilience and innovation, for cooperation and sustainability, to push forward again the Global South agenda. Talking about innovation, we are talking about digital public infrastructure. This is something that India has pushed successively," said Sharma.
She said successful outcomes from the Summit could include progress in counter-terrorism cooperation and digital infrastructure construction.
"Counter-terrorism cooperation. There have been a lot of terrorist attacks that have taken place. Building digital infrastructure, digitally public infrastructure, whether it is about UPI (Unified Payment Interface) that India has been advocating and successfully implementing in countries in the subcontinent, in Southeast Asia and Africa as well," said Sharma.
Launched in 2009, BRICS has grown to 11 full member states and 10 partner countries representing major emerging markets and developing economies across the globe.
18th BRICS Summit to advance Global South agenda: news editor
18th BRICS Summit to advance Global South agenda: news editor
