US in 'no position to point fingers at China on Taiwan question': Beijing warns of ‘backfire’
There will be a dead end for those who engage in 'Taiwan independence', and to connive support for 'Taiwan independence' will only backfire" Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Friday.He also said the US is in no position to point fingers at China on the Taiwan question. "Nothing will deter us from defending our sovereignty and territorial integrity, and we will do anything necessary to thwart any move aimed at “Taiwan independence"," Wenbin added.Beijing considers Taiwan part of its territory and has threatened force to control it.
Wenbin reiterated that Taiwan's independence efforts are doomed to fail. "Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory.
This is both a fact based on history and the true status quo, and will not change in the future," Wenbin said.Further, in response to a question about the military drills around Taiwan and US official remarks, Wang Wenbin stated that "Taiwan is China's Taiwan" and emphasised that "it's not for the US to make such remarks."Ha also added that the main problem for these tensions across the Taiwan Strait is, that Taiwan's ruling party (Democratic Progressive Party) is trying to rely on the US for its independence."The root cause for the tensions across the Taiwan Strait is the DPP authorities' attempt to rely on the US to seek independence. They have been trying to contain China with Taiwan under pretext.
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