US President Joe Biden said US forces would “defend” the island of Taiwan if war breaks out, which challenges China’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, experts said
“If the US adheres to the one-China principle and recognizes that Taiwan is part of China, which means the Taiwan question is China’s internal affair, why should the US talk about ‘defending Taiwan?'” asked Xin Qiang, director of the Taiwan studies center with Fudan University and deputy head of the university’s US studies center.
“We are ready to strive for the prospect of peaceful reunification with utmost sincerity and utmost efforts. At the same time, we will not tolerate any activity aimed at splitting the country and will reserve the option to take all necessary measures,” said ministry spokesperson Mao Ning at a routine press briefing
“The one-China principle is part of the postwar international order and has become a general international consensus. As a country that thinks of itself as a champion of the ‘rules-based international order’, the United States should naturally abide by the one-China principle,” Chinese Ambassador to the US Qin Gang wrote in an article in The Washington Post
“President Biden has said many times that the United States will not change its one-China policy and does not support ‘Taiwan independence’. But for the ‘Taiwan independence’ forces, Pelosi’s visit represents an exceptionally strong signal that ‘the US is on Taiwan’s side’. This goes against the one-China principle, the three Sino-US joint communiques and America’s own commitments,” the article said.
