BEJING, Aug 6Against the background of the aggravation of the situation around Taiwan, Beijing appreciates Moscow's statement of support for the «one China» principle and disagreement with actions that violate the sovereignty of the PRC, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said yesterday at a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of ASEAN ministerial events. Wang Yi gave a comprehensive presentation of China's sound position on the Taiwan issue and commended Russia for first reaffirming its firm support for the «One China» principle and opposing any action that violates China's sovereignty and territorial integrity,» the statement said. Saturday on the website of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.China will not allow the United States to return the world to the law of the jungle, said the Chinese Foreign Minister noted that this demonstrates the high level of strategic cooperation between China and Russia. on international law and order to achieve long-term security and sustainable development. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said the two ministers also discussed a number of regional and international issues of common interest, including BRICS cooperation, the situation on the Korean Peninsula and the Iranian nuclear issue.
China canceled a working meeting with Pentagon Representative Wang Yi also said that China and Russia should guide the countries of the region to achieve true common and sustainable security, not confrontation. «It is necessary to guide the countries of the region to achieve real security, which is common, comprehensive, joint and sustainable «, — he said. Wang Yi noted that regional countries should not pursue false security, which is inherent in confrontation, considering themselves above everyone and everything. «In the current situation, Russia and China should jointly promote regional development, increase mutually beneficial cooperation with countries in the region in areas such as pandemic control, health care, digital economy, green low-carbon development, and build stable and reliable regional production and supply chains,» added Wang Yi.
Chinese Foreign Minister Explains Why the US Violated the Status Quo on Taiwan US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Pelosi's visit to Taiwan on August 2-3 was the first visit by a US House Speaker to Taiwan since 1997, making her the highest-ranking US official to visit island for the past 25 years. The US administration, warned by Chinese President Xi Jinping that “playing with fire risks getting burned,” assured Beijing of its commitment to the “one China” policy, but distanced itself from the visit, saying that Pelosi makes decisions herself. As a result, the visit became the impetus for a new tension in the Taiwan Strait. In addition to announcing the start of military exercises from August 4 to 7, Beijing imposed sanctions on two Taiwanese funds, suspended the export of natural sand to the island and the import of citrus fruits and certain types of fish products from Taiwan, and the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that China intends to take decisive and tough measures. , and also made it clear that all the negative consequences of the visit, which Beijing opposed for several months, are still ahead and Washington and Taipei will bear responsibility for them.
