Original title: European Commission spokesperson said Lithuania’s approach did not violate the one-China principle, Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Disregarding facts
On November 22, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian presided over a regular press conference. A reporter asked a question. The European Commission spokesperson said on the 21st that the EU believed that Lithuania’s permission to establish a representative office in Taiwan did not violate the one-China principle. The EU stated in its contacts with China and public statements that the issue is mainly a neutral bilateral issue. However, the EU has been supporting Lithuania to respond to China’s continued coercive measures since this summer. What’s China’s response to this?
Zhao Lijian said that Lithuania’s Taiwan-related issues are clear. Lithuania ignores the solemn position of the Chinese government, disregards the overall situation of bilateral relations and the basic norms of international relations, and insists on allowing the establishment of a “representative office” in Lithuania in the name of Taiwan. To blatantly create “one China, one Taiwan” in the international arena. It violates the political commitment made by Lithuania in the communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Zhao Lijian pointed out that the European side’s remarks ignored facts and apparently betrayed the European side’s commitment to China when China and Europe established diplomatic relations in 1975. In 1975, Soames, Vice Chairman of the Commission of the European Economic Community, visited China and reached an agreement with China on the establishment of formal relations between China and the European Community. On the Taiwan issue, Soms said, “All member states of the European Community recognize the government of the People’s Republic of China and have adopted a position accepted by the People’s Republic of China on the Taiwan issue. According to these positions, I confirm that the European Community does not maintain Taiwan’s Any official relationship, or conclusion of any agreement.” The European side should believe in what it says, not backtracking.
Zhao Lijian emphasized that we urge the Liberty and the EU to truly abide by the one-China principle and take concrete actions to fulfill their political commitments on Taiwan-related issues. If someone thinks that Taiwan is a playable and easy-to-play card, and thinks that it can be used to harm China’s interests, that is a complete miscalculation. Such actions will never change the fact that both sides of the strait belong to one China. It will only strengthen the firm determination of the Chinese people to safeguard sovereignty and territorial integrity and realize the complete reunification of the motherland.
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