Abide by one-China principle: Beijing asks US to stop elevating relations with Taiwan

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said, "The US should earnestly abide by the one-China principle and the stipulations of the three China-US joint communiques, immediately stop elevating relations with Taiwan in essence, stop any form of official interaction and contact with Taiwan."

Beijing: China on Wednesday asked the United States to immediately "stop elevating relations with Taiwan in essence" following the second US-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue held this week.

"China deplores and strongly opposes this," Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said. The spokesperson said that China firmly opposes all forms of official interactions in any name or form between Taiwan and countries with diplomatic ties with China.

"The US should earnestly abide by the one-China principle and the stipulations of the three China-US joint communiques, immediately stop elevating relations with Taiwan in essence, stop any form of official interaction and contact with Taiwan," Zhao said.