KATHMANDU, AUGUST 3

Ambassador of China to Nepal Hou Yanqi firmly opposed US Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan and said China believed that the Government of Nepal and its people would continue to abide by the one-China principle and understand and support China's legitimate and justified position and work together with China to defend each other's sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.

Pelosi landed in Taiwan yesterday, drawing condemnation from the Chinese government.

According to a press release issued by the Chinese Embassy here today, Ambassador Hou said China and Nepal were good neighbours, trustworthy friends and reliable partners linked by mountains and rivers.

The two countries have always understood and supported each other on the issues of core interests concerning respective sovereignty, security and territorial integrity. China highly appreciates Nepal's longstanding commitment to the one-China principle and resolute opposition to 'Taiwan Independence'. It is also the political foundation of China-Nepal relations.

Condemning Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, the Chinese Ambassador said, 'This is a serious violation of the one-China principle and the political foundation of China-US relations, and seriously infringes upon China's sovereignty and territorial integrity.'

'It gravely undermines peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. China firmly opposes and sternly condemns this, and has made serious démarche and strong protest to the United States.'

'There is but one China in the world and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory,' Ambassador Hou said. 'This has been clearly recognised by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 of 1971. The one-China principle is a universal consensus of the international community and a basic norm in international relations,' she added.

In 1979, the United States made a clear commitment in the China-US Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations. The United States of America recognises the Government of the People's Republic of China as the sole legal Government of China.

Since Speaker Pelosi is the incumbent leader of the US Congress, her visit to and activities in Taiwan, in whatever form and for whatever reason, is a major political provocation to upgrade US official exchanges with Taiwan. China absolutely does not accept this, and the Chinese people absolutely reject this.

'It is the firm commitment of more than 1.4 billion Chinese people to resolutely safeguard state sovereignty and territorial integrity,' Ambassador Hou said.

'It is the common aspiration and sacred responsibility of all Chinese sons and daughters to realise the complete reunification of the motherland. China will definitely take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity in response to the US speaker's visit,' Ambassador Hou stated.

'All the consequences arising therefrom must be borne by the US side and the 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces.

The Taiwan question is purely an internal affair of China. China strongly urges the United States to stop meddling in Taiwan and interfering in China's internal affairs. It should stop supporting and conniving with'Taiwan independence' separatist forces in any form,' Ambassador Hou added.

She urged the US to take credible actions to observe strictly the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-US joint communiqués, and not go further down the wrong and dangerous path.

A version of this article appears in the print on August 4, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.