Q: Recently, certain Members of the European Parliament visited Taiwan. What is China’s comment on this?

A: Recently, certain Members of the European Parliament visited Taiwan. This is a serious violation of the one-China principle and a blatant interference in China’s internal affairs. China expresses strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition, and has lodged solemn representations with the EU side.

The Taiwan question concerns China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and lies at the core of China’s core interests. The one-China principle is a basic norm in international relations universally recognized by the international community. It also serves as the political foundation for the establishment and development of China-EU relations and is a red line that must not be crossed. The Taiwan question is purely China’s internal affair and brooks no external interference. China firmly opposes any form of official interaction between the European Parliament and the Taiwan authorities. We urge the European Parliament, as a core institution of the EU, to honor the EU’s political commitments to China, immediately correct its wrongdoings, refrain from sending any wrong signal to “Taiwan independence” separatist forces, so as to earnestly implement the one-China principle, and effectively uphold the political foundation of China-EU relations.