Question: It is reported that
Taiwan’s Naval Chief recently visited the headquarters of US
Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii and attended relevant events of the
US military. Some sources said that this visit is part of the US
efforts to implement the “Joint Island Defense Concept”. Its aim is
to coordinate with the Taiwan authorities to counter China’s armed
forces within the “first island chain”. Could you please comment on
that?
Wu Qian: The Chinese side is firmly
opposed to any form of official exchanges and military contacts
between the US and China’s Taiwan region. Our position is
clear-cut. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory. To
solve the Taiwan question is purely China’s internal affair and
brooks no foreign interference.
The so-called “first island
chain” is a product of the Cold War geopolitics. Any attempt to
block and contain China is nothing but wishful thinking. We urge
the US side to truly abide by the one-China principle and the three
China-US Joint Communiqués, fulfill its commitment to not
supporting “Taiwan independence”, and immediately stop its military
collusion and official contact with Taiwan. We warn the DPP
authorities that the “chess piece” in other’s power game will
ultimately be abandoned; and “seeking independence by force” will
get nowhere but a dead end. The PLA will take resolute actions
against any form of separatist actions seeking “Taiwan
independence”.