taiwThis was the pronouncement of China Foreign Ministry Wang Yi after Taiwan elected its new President in the person of Lai Ching-te .
FM Wang stressed on Sunday that Taiwan’s independence has never been possible in the past and certainly won’t be possible in the future. Those who seek Taiwan’s independence to split the Chinese territory will surely be “severely punished” by history and the law.
Wang Yi added that any country that violates the one-China principle interferes in China’s internal affairs, infringes on China’s sovereignty and will be jointly opposed by all the Chinese people and the international community as a whole.
FM Wang said that China will eventually achieve complete reunification and Taiwan will return to the embrace of the motherland.
“We believe that the international community, in accordance with the one-China principle, will continue to support the just cause of the Chinese people in striving for national reunification and opposing the separatist activities of seeking Taiwan’s independence,” he said.
FM Wang made the remarks during a press conference, following his meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in the Egyptian capital of Cairo.
