Q: Whats your comment on
Taiwan's issuance of a new "passport"
scheduled to begin on Sept. 1, which will bear the word
"TAIWAN" on its cover?
A: There is only one China in the world,
which includes both the mainland and Taiwan. China's
sovereignty and territorial integrity allows for no
separation. Taiwan's decision to issue the new
"passport" with the word TAIWAN on its
cover is part of splitting activities for "gradual
Taiwan independence". It constitutes another serious
step undermining relations across the Taiwan Straits,
something which cannot but put all Chinese people on high
alert. Regardless of the tricks played by the
Taiwan authorities, it will not change the fact that Taiwan
is a part of China and the attempt by the Taiwan authorities
to seek separation and "Taiwan independence" will
never succeed. The international community should respect
China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity and
remain alert to the attempts by the Taiwan authorities to
split China.