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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — China's decision not to approve the Taiwan region's participation in the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) has found broad support and understanding in the international community, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Thursday.
Lin Jian made the remarks at a regular press briefing, commenting on media reports that Taiwan has not yet received an invitation to attend the 78th session of the WHA, which opens on May 19. The diplomat noted that China's position on Taiwan's participation in international organizations, including the World Health Organization (WHO), is consistent and clear.
“This issue should be resolved in accordance with the one-China principle, which is also a fundamental principle affirmed by UN General Assembly (GA) Resolution 2758 and WHA Resolution 25.1,” Lin Jian noted.
According to him, the Chinese region of Taiwan has no basis, no reason, and no right to participate in the WHA without the permission of the central government, and due to the stubborn separatist position of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration in Taiwan, there is no longer a political basis for the Taiwan region to participate in the WHA.
In order to uphold the one-China principle and uphold the seriousness and authority of the relevant UNGA and WHA resolutions, China has decided not to approve the Taiwan region's participation in this year's WHA session, Lin Jian said.
He recalled that for quite some time now, the DPP administration and individual countries have been openly trying to turn back the wheel of history by deliberately distorting and challenging UNGA Resolution 2758 in an effort to challenge the one-China principle.
“Such actions, in fact, challenge not only China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, but also international justice, broad international consensus and the post-war international order,” the official representative emphasized.
As Lin Jian noted, China's decision not to approve the Taiwan region's participation in this year's WHA session has won broad support and understanding from the international community, and this convincingly demonstrates that adhering to the one-China principle meets the aspirations of the people and the general trend of the times, and is a generally recognized truth.
“The international community’s commitment to the one-China principle is unquestionable and cannot be shaken. Whatever the DPP administration says or does, it will not change the fact that Taiwan is part of China, nor will it stop the historical trend toward China’s inevitable and final reunification,” Lin Jian concluded, adding that “Taiwan independence” is a dead end, and any provocations by its supporters are doomed to failure. –0–