On 2 August, in disregard of China’s strong opposition and serious representations, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visited China’s Taiwan region. This visit is a grave violation of the one-China principle and the provisions of the three Sino-US joint communiqués. It has a severe impact on the political foundation of China-U.S. relations,, seriously infringes upon China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. It gravely undermines peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and sends a seriously wrong signal to the separatist forces for “Taiwan independence”. China firmly opposes and sternly condemns this move, and has made serious démarche and strong protests to the United States.

China’s position on the Taiwan question is consistent and clear-cut. There is only one China in the world and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory. The one-China principle is a fundamental principle affirmed in UNGA Resolution 2758. It is the premise on which the PRC established diplomatic relations with 181 countries. It is an established international consensus and a widely recognized basic norm in international relations. 

The Taiwan Strait is facing a new round of tensions and severe challenges, and the fundamental cause is the repeated moves by the Taiwan authorities and the United States to change the status quo. The Taiwan authorities have kept seeking U.S. support for their independence agenda. They refuse to recognize the 1992 Consensus, go all out to push forward “de-sinicization”, and promote “incremental independence”. The United States, for its part, has been attempting to use Taiwan to contain China. It constantly distorts, obscures and hollows out the one-China principle, steps up its official exchanges with Taiwan, and emboldens “Taiwan independence” separatist activities. These moves, like playing with fire, are extremely dangerous. Those who play with fire will perish by it.

Resolutely safeguarding China’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity is the firm will of the more than 1.4 billion Chinese people. China is fully prepared for any eventuality and will make resolute response and take strong countermeasures to uphold China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in response to the U.S. Speaker’s visit. All the consequences arising therefrom must be borne by the U.S. side and the “Taiwan independence” separatist forces. 

Since China and Trinidad and Tobago established diplomatic ties 48 years ago, the two countries have always been committed to equality, mutual respect, mutual trust, mutual benefit and win-win cooperation. China appreciates Trinidad and Tobago’s consistent adherence to the one-China principle and firm pursuance to a friendly policy toward China. China stands ready to continue to work with Trinidad and Tobago to support each other's core interests and major concerns and push for greater development of the bilateral comprehensive cooperative partnership. We are confident that the government and people of Trinidad and Tobago will continue to support China's just position.