BEIJING: China has decided to impose countermeasures against 13 US military companies and six senior business executives starting December 5 due to arms sales to the Taiwan region, the Chinese Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday. Foreign Affairs.
The United States recently announced arms sales to China’s Taiwan region, which seriously violates the one-China principle and the three Sino-US joint communiqués, seriously interferes in China’s internal affairs and seriously undermines China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. a declaration.
Elaborating on the countermeasures, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a regular news conference on Thursday that the Taiwan issue is core to China’s core interests.
In accordance with its anti-foreign sanctions law, China has decided to take countermeasures against US military companies and senior leaders, he stressed.
“Taiwan secessionists” and peace across the Taiwan Strait are as irreconcilable as fire and water, Lin said.
He noted that the United States’ intention to help advance the agenda of “Taiwan secessionists” by arming Taiwan would not shake China’s firm determination to oppose the agenda of “Taiwan secessionists” and to achieve national reunification and would only push Taiwan into a perilous situation of war and war. conflict.
The spokesperson once again urged the United States to seriously adhere to the one-China principle and the three Sino-US joint communiqués, especially the provisions of the August 17, 1982 communiqué.
He also said the United States should follow through on its leaders’ pledge not to support the agenda of “Taiwan secessionists” and should immediately stop arming Taiwan.
China is committed to development through high-level opening-up and will continue to foster a market-oriented, law-based and internationalized business environment, promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and to implement the Global Development Initiative, Foreign Minister Wang said. » Yi said on Wednesday in Beijing.
Wang, also a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks at a promotional event held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to introduce the Hainan Free Trade Port to the world.
He said the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port has gained momentum and the region has attracted an increasing number of regional and global companies to invest and operate businesses, presenting a new dynamic environment of openness and progress.
The Hainan Free Trade Port has become a new frontier of China’s institutional opening-up, a new hotspot for mutually beneficial regional cooperation and a new engine of economic globalization, Wang said.
“Seeing is believing, and everyone is welcome to visit Hainan and gain first-hand experience,” he added.
Wang said China will adhere to open, innovative, green, inclusive and peaceful development.
“Choosing China means choosing opportunities, and embracing China means embracing the future,” he said.
At the event, top officials from the island province of Hainan were invited to make presentations to more than 500 participants, including diplomats and officials from more than 160 countries, representatives of international organizations, officials of central and local governments, as well as business representatives, international trade. national and foreign associations and media.
In June 2020, China released a master plan to make the whole of Hainan a high-level and globally influential free trade port by mid-century.
