The Taiwan question is at the very core of China’s core interests and the first red line that must not be crossed in China-US relations.
China has made solemn representations and lodged strong protests to the US side. It has also taken punitive and deterrent countermeasures to firmly uphold the one-China principle and safeguard sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory. This is both history and reality. The restoration of Taiwan to China was an integral part of the victorious outcomes of the second world war and the post-war international order. The 1943 Cairo Declaration, the 1945 Potsdam Proclamation and Japan’s Instrument of Surrender all support China’s sovereignty over Taiwan.
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It is the consensus of the international community and a basic norm governing international relations. Based on this principle, 183 countries have established diplomatic relations with China.
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