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| China: Trump's One China comments 'risk Taiwan peace' | |
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| Beijing has warned the incoming US administration that any attempt to challenge the "One China" policy could impact on peace in the Taiwan Strait. | Beijing has warned the incoming US administration that any attempt to challenge the "One China" policy could impact on peace in the Taiwan Strait. |
| Interference may also damage developing US-China relations, a spokesman said. | Interference may also damage developing US-China relations, a spokesman said. |
| Under the "One China" policy, the US has formal ties with China rather than the island of Taiwan, which China sees as a breakaway province. | Under the "One China" policy, the US has formal ties with China rather than the island of Taiwan, which China sees as a breakaway province. |
| However, US President-elect Donald Trump has expressed doubts about continuing to abide by the policy. | However, US President-elect Donald Trump has expressed doubts about continuing to abide by the policy. |
| Mr Trump had already angered China by taking a phone call from Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, and then tweeting about it. | Mr Trump had already angered China by taking a phone call from Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, and then tweeting about it. |
| On Monday, China said it was "seriously concerned" by Mr Trump's comments, and urged sensitivity around the issue. | On Monday, China said it was "seriously concerned" by Mr Trump's comments, and urged sensitivity around the issue. |
| But An Fengshan, a spokesman for China's policy-making Taiwan Affairs Office, went further on Wednesday, warning of more serious consequences. | But An Fengshan, a spokesman for China's policy-making Taiwan Affairs Office, went further on Wednesday, warning of more serious consequences. |
| 'Ready to confront' | 'Ready to confront' |
| "Upholding the "One China" principle is the political basis of developing China-US relations, and is the cornerstone of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait," he said. | "Upholding the "One China" principle is the political basis of developing China-US relations, and is the cornerstone of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait," he said. |
| "If this basis is interfered with or damaged then the healthy, stable development of China-US relations is out of the question, and peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait will be seriously impacted," he added. | "If this basis is interfered with or damaged then the healthy, stable development of China-US relations is out of the question, and peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait will be seriously impacted," he added. |
| Mr An's comments came as Admiral Harry Harris, head of the US Pacific Command, vowed the US will keep challenging Beijing's "assertive, aggressive behaviour in the South China Sea". | Mr An's comments came as Admiral Harry Harris, head of the US Pacific Command, vowed the US will keep challenging Beijing's "assertive, aggressive behaviour in the South China Sea". |
| Speaking to Australian think tank the Lowy Institute in Sydney, Admiral Harris said: "We will not allow the shared domains to be closed down unilaterally, no matter how many bases are built on artificial features in the South China Sea. | Speaking to Australian think tank the Lowy Institute in Sydney, Admiral Harris said: "We will not allow the shared domains to be closed down unilaterally, no matter how many bases are built on artificial features in the South China Sea. |
| "We will co-operate where we can but we will be ready to confront where we must." | "We will co-operate where we can but we will be ready to confront where we must." |
| Beijing has been developing artificial islands capable of hosting military planes in the region. | Beijing has been developing artificial islands capable of hosting military planes in the region. |
| It also insists on sovereignty over virtually all the resource-endowed South China Sea, despite rival claims from its South East Asian neighbours. | It also insists on sovereignty over virtually all the resource-endowed South China Sea, despite rival claims from its South East Asian neighbours. |
| Washington has repeatedly said it does not recognise the claims, and has sent warships into the area to assert the right to freedom of navigation. | Washington has repeatedly said it does not recognise the claims, and has sent warships into the area to assert the right to freedom of navigation. |