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Xi Urges SCO to 'Resist' External Meddling After US, Australia Vow to Bolster Ties With Taiwan
Xi Urges SCO to 'Resist' External Meddling After US, Australia Vow to Bolster Ties With Taiwan
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Last month, the Chinese Foreign Ministry called on the US to stop official contacts with and end arms sales to Taiwan and fully abide by the One China policy... 17.09.2021, Sputnik International
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for countering interference by external forces after the US and Australia signalled a readiness to strengthen relations with Taiwan.He was echoed by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian, who underscored that Beijing is firmly against plans by Canberra and Washington to bolster ties with Taiwan as it constitutes this as being interference in China's domestic affairs.The US, along with many other countries, does not recognise Taiwan as a sovereign nation and officially sticks to the "One China" policy. Washington has, however, maintained informal relations with the island since severing diplomatic ties with Taipei in 1979. China, which views Taiwan as a breakaway province, is uneasy over Taipei's ongoing cooperation with Washington, especially in the defence sector.According to Zhao, Australia and the US should respect the will of the people in regional countries, abandon their "Cold War zero-sum mentality", and objectively assess the development of China, as well as stop interfering in its internal affairs and heating up the situation in the Asia-Pacific region.He spoke after the US and Australia, following the consultations held in Washington by the heads of their defence and foreign affairs agencies, announced their intention "to strengthen ties with Taiwan" - described by the two sides as a "leading democracy and a critical partner for both countries".The developments followed the US, Australia, and the UK announcing a new trilateral security partnership, AUKUS, on Wednesday to "protect and defend" the three nations' "shared interests in the Indo-Pacific".Even though the three stressed that the AUKUS alliance was not directed against anyone, the initiative is widely perceived as a response to China's growing assertiveness in the region.
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Xi Urges SCO to 'Resist' External Meddling After US, Australia Vow to Bolster Ties With Taiwan
14:03 GMT 17.09.2021 (Updated: 12:42 GMT 19.06.2023) Last month, the Chinese Foreign Ministry called on the US to stop official contacts with and end arms sales to Taiwan and fully abide by the One China policy in order to avoid further damaging relations between Beijing and Washington.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for countering interference by external forces after the US and Australia signalled a readiness to strengthen relations with Taiwan.
Speaking at an online meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Tajikistan on Friday, Xi urged SCO members to "absolutely resist external forces interfering [in] countries in our region at any excuse, and hold the future of our countries' development and progress firmly in our own hands".
He was echoed by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian, who underscored that Beijing is firmly against plans by Canberra and Washington to bolster ties with Taiwan as it constitutes this as being interference in China's domestic affairs.
10 September 2021, 18:02 GMT
The US, along with many other countries, does not recognise Taiwan as a sovereign nation and officially sticks to
the "One China" policy. Washington has, however, maintained informal relations with the island since severing diplomatic ties with Taipei in 1979. China, which views Taiwan as a breakaway province, is uneasy over Taipei's ongoing cooperation with Washington, especially in the defence sector.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson told reporters on Friday that the United States and Australia, for the sake of their own geopolitical and private interests, "deliberately discredit China, interfere in the internal affairs of the PRC [People's Republic of China], and create provocations in the relations between regional states. In this regard, China expresses its strong discontent and firm opposition".
According to Zhao, Australia and the US should respect the will of the people in regional countries, abandon their "Cold War zero-sum mentality", and objectively assess the development of China, as well as stop interfering in its internal affairs and heating up the situation in the Asia-Pacific region.
16 September 2021, 08:11 GMT
He spoke after the US and Australia, following the consultations held in Washington by the heads of their defence and foreign affairs agencies, announced their intention "to strengthen ties with Taiwan" - described by the two sides as a "leading democracy and a critical partner for both countries".
Joanne Ou, a spokesperson for Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs "sincerely thanked" Canberra and Washington for their "firm and open" support, vowing "to work closely" with both sides "to jointly safeguard peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region".
The developments followed the US, Australia, and the UK announcing
a new trilateral security partnership, AUKUS, on Wednesday to "protect and defend" the three nations' "shared interests in the Indo-Pacific".
Even though the three stressed that the AUKUS alliance was not directed against anyone, the initiative is widely perceived as a response to China's growing assertiveness in the region.
