China appreciates Russia’s position on US provocations in Taiwan Strait
China appreciates the position of the Russian government on the US provocation in the Taiwan Strait – as stated at a briefing by Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin, RIA Novosti reports
The passage of American ships through the waters of the Taiwan Strip is viewed by Moscow as a provocation aimed at containing Beijing. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, noted that the United States is destabilising the situation in the Chinese region.
According to Wang Wenbin, China highly appreciated the position of the Russian side. “More than 170 countries in the world have made it clear that they are committed to the one-China principle, and support China in safeguarding its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the diplomat said.
He also added that such actions on the part of the US government will not have people’s support and will only end in failure.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan dealt a political blow to economic ties between the two states. China, which considers the island one of its provinces, condemned the visit, seeing the move as US support for Taiwanese separatism, and launched large-scale military exercises.
