On 29 September, the US Permanent Representative to the UN Kelly Craft attended an online event hosted by Taiwan and delivered remarks undermining China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. China expresses strong indignation and opposition.

There is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory. The Government of the People’s Republic of China is the sole legal Government representing the whole of China. The one-China principle is a broad-based consensus of the international community. The UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 restores China’s lawful seat and establishes the one-China policy in the UN, which is strictly observed by the UN system and widely respected by UN Member States.

China resolutely opposes official contacts of any form between the US and Taiwan. As a high-level government official, the US Permanent Representative attended the event hosted by Taiwan and clamored for the so-called Taiwan’s participation in the UN. This seriously violates the one-China principle, the three China-US Joint Communiques and the UNGA Resolution 2758.

The Taiwan question concerns China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and involves China’s core interests. The Chinese Government is rock solid in its resolve to uphold China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and has an unshakable conviction to safeguard China’s core interests. China urges the US to fully recognize the high sensitivity of the Taiwan question, abide by the one-China principle, the three China-US Joint Communiques and UNGA Resolution 2758, deal with Taiwan-related issues with caution, stop official contacts with Taiwan of any form, and not to move further down the wrong and dangerous path.