- Title: China warns US after warship transits Taiwan Strait
- Date: 17th January 2020
- Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (JANUARY 17, 2020) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN GENG SHUANG ARRIVING AT DAILY NEWS CONFERENCE JOURNALISTS SITTING (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN, GENG SHUANG, SAYING: "China closely watched and followed the entire journey of the U.S. warship as it crossed the Taiwan Strait. The Taiwan issue is about China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and is one of the most important and sensitive issues between China and the U.S. We urge the U.S. to abide by the 'One China' principle and three joint communiques and carefully, appropriately deal with the Taiwan issue in a way that doesn't hurt China-US relations and peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS EXTERIOR OF CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY CHINESE NATIONAL FLAG FLYING
- Embargoed: 31st January 2020 08:55
- Keywords: China Taiwan warships
- Location: BEIJING, CHINA
- City: BEIJING, CHINA
- Country: China
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001BWK7PDZ
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: China's military closely followed and monitored a U.S. warship that sailed through the Taiwan Strait, foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Friday (January 17).
Thursday's transit of the Strait came less than a week after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen won re-election by a landslide on a platform of standing up to China, which claims the island.
China urges the United States to abide by the 'one China' principle and deal with Taiwan-related matters in a way that does not undermine China-U.S. relations or stability in the region, Geng told reporters during a daily briefing.
China claims Taiwan as its sacred territory, to be taken by force if needed, a threat President Xi Jinping reiterated a year ago, although saying he preferred a peaceful solution.
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