This photo posted on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China shows Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang paying a visit to the Asia Society Texas Center in Houston, Texas, the United States, on June 2, 2022. (PHOTO / MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF CHINA )
HOUSTON – The one-China principle is the bedrock of China-US ties, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang said on Thursday.
Addressing the Asia Society Texas Center in Houston, Texas, Qin said the Taiwan question is the most important, sensitive and fundamental issue in China-US relations.
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US President Joe Biden's commitments must be earnestly followed, and this is the key to taking China-US relations out of the current difficulties, said Qin Gang
"President Biden clearly stated that the US does not seek to have a new Cold War with China, to change China's system, or to revitalize alliances against China, and that the US does not support 'Taiwan independence' or intend to seek a conflict with China," said the ambassador.
President Biden's commitments must be earnestly followed, and this is the key to taking China-US relations out of the current difficulties, he said.
"The US should abide by its commitments made on the Taiwan question in the three Sino-US joint communiques. It should not keep hollowing out the one-China principle, support and connive at 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces, or claim that Taiwan's status is undetermined, because these moves will only create tension across the Taiwan Strait and endanger regional peace and stability," Qin said.
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