China expresses strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition toward the so-called “Taiwan Allies
International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019” which was recently
signed by Washington into law.
The U.S. practice seriously sabotaged the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. Joint
Communiques, and severely violated the international law and the basic norms governing
international relations. It also grossly interfered in China’s domestic affairs.
The “Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019” is
an evil act that allows the U.S. government to enhance or cut economic, security and diplomatic
relations with other countries in accordance with the latter’s relationship with Taiwan. It is nothing
but a hegemonic threat that indulges the wrongdoings challenging the one-China principle.
The U.S. made huge hypes over the so-called “international space” of Taiwan when selling the act.
However, it shall be solemnly pointed out that Taiwan’s “international space” is never something
that can be defined by Washington. There’s only one China in the world, and adhering to the one-
China policy is a recognized code for international relations and a consensus of the international
society.
A total of 180 countries have established diplomatic relations with China. Even if the U.S. uses its
hegemony to stop other sovereignty countries from developing normal international relations with
China, the historic trend can not be reversed.
The Taiwan question touches upon China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and involves
China’s core interests. The Chinese government reiterated that China has an unshakable will in
safeguarding its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and no external intervention can change that.
The development of China-U.S. relations in the past 40 some years proved that the general
stability of bilateral relations can not be achieved without certain political foundation. The Taiwan
question has always remained a core and most sensitive issue in China-U.S. relations, and without
the one-China principle, the foundation of the relationship will not stand solid.
If the U.S. keeps proceeding toward the wrong direction over the Taiwan question and seriously
disrupts the general picture of bilateral relations and bilateral cooperation on major fields, it will
finally damage its own interests. The U.S. has to take all responsibilities for the results of its
practices.
Lately, some U.S. politicians have acted in an arrogant and unscrupulous manner on China-U.S.
relations, and even challenged the bottom line.
At the recent Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers’ meeting on COVID-19, U.S. officials
pushed to include language that stigmatizes China in the joint statement. Such act blatantly
violated the international rules, and was opposed by even traditional allies of the U.S. An
European diplomat told the media that what the U.S. suggested was a red line.
It proves that a just cause enjoys abundant support while an unjust cause finds little. The
international justice can never be defined by the U.S. for its private profits.
China and the U.S. are at a critical moment regarding their bilateral relations, and the U.S. should
take concrete actions to improve the ties. In terms of the Taiwan question which decides the
foundation of China-U.S. relations, the U.S. shall have a clear understanding – following the one-
China principle and the three China-U.S. Joint Communiques, as well as removing obstacles
impeding the China-U.S. relations that feature non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect and
win-win cooperation.
To stabilize China-U.S. relations concerns the interests of both parties. Under the backdrop of the
spreading COVID-19 pandemic, both China and the U.S. should conform to the aspiration of the
people, and cooperate with each other to overcome the current difficulties.
