Taiwan Affairs Office of China: Peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is the greatest common denominator between China and the United States

Zhang Han, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of China. (File photo)

After the three-day summit between U.S. President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping came to an end, Trump confirmed on the 26th that the Taiwan issue was mentioned during their talks, but he did not spend much time discussing it and said that Xi Jinping understood his position. Zhang Han, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of China, said at a regular press conference today (30th) that the Taiwan issue is the most important issue in Sino-US relations and hopes that the United States will abide by the one-China principle and the three Sino-US joint communiqués.

Trump and Xi Jinping held closed-door talks at the White House on the 24th. According to the Chinese official media Xinhua News Agency, Xi Jinping emphasized at the meeting that he "hopes that the United States will firmly oppose Taiwan independence" and "handle the Taiwan issue prudently." However, when the media asked after the meeting whether Taiwan was discussed during the meeting, Trump did not answer, saying only that "we had a great meeting."

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When Trump left the White House on the 26th to watch a college football game, he was asked by the media whether Taiwan would be discussed in the Trump-Xi meeting. He said, "We didn't talk too much, everything is fine at the moment, just continue to develop like this," and emphasized that the two sides did not spend a lot of time discussing Taiwan. "He knows very well how I feel."

In this regard, Zhang Han only reiterated that the Taiwan issue is the most important issue in Sino-US relations. Taiwan independence and peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait are incompatible. Maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is the greatest common denominator between China and the United States, and it is also the due meaning of a constructive strategic and stable relationship between China and the United States. We hope that the U.S. will abide by the one-China principle and the three Sino-U.S. joint communiqués, adhere to the correct stance of opposing Taiwan independence, handle the Taiwan issue with caution and prudence, avoid sending wrong signals to Taiwan independence separatist forces, and take practical actions to maintain a constructive strategic and stable relationship between China and the U.S.

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