Taiwan seeking independence root cause of problems, China says

Record ID: 1692569

  • Title: Taiwan seeking independence root cause of problems, China says
  • Date: 10th October 2022
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (OCTOBER 10, 2022) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON MAO NING WALKING IN FOR NEWS CONFERENCE MEDIA SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON MAO NING, SAYING: "The current tension in the Taiwan Strait is rooted in the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) stubborn adherence to the separatist stance of Taiwan independence, collusion with external forces to continuously seek independence and provocation, which has seriously damaged the important foundation for the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations." MEDIA SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON MAO NING, SAYING: "The Taiwan question concerns China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. We are willing to create broad space for peaceful reunification, but we will never leave any space for Taiwan independence and separatist activities." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS PEOPLE WALKING PAST FOREIGN MINISTRY BUILDING CHINA'S NATIONAL FLAG FLYING
  • Embargoed: 24th October 2022 09:55
  • Keywords: China Taiwan Taiwan Strait defence independence military
  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • City: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001113710102022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: The root cause of the problems in the Taiwan Strait is the Taiwanese government's seeking of independence and the island is an inseparable part of Chinese territory, China's foreign ministry said on Monday (October 10).
    "The current tension in the Taiwan Strait is rooted in the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) stubborn adherence to the separatist stance of Taiwan independence, collusion with external forces to continuously seek independence and provocation, which has seriously damaged the important foundation for the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations," foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a regular news briefing in Beijing.
    The ministry was responding to a national day speech by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen who said war between Taiwan and China is "absolutely not an option" and reiterated her willingness to talk to Beijing.
    Democratic Taiwan, which China claims as its own, has come under increasing military and political pressure from Beijing, especially after Chinese war games in early August following a Taipei visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. China calls Tsai - re-elected by a landslide in 2020 on a promise to stand up to Beijing - a separatist and refuses to speak to her.
    (Production: Wang Shubing, Thomas Suen)
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