{"id":51142,"date":"2024-01-22T20:49:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T20:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/international-community-stands-firm-on-one-china-principle-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T20:49:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T20:49:06","slug":"international-community-stands-firm-on-one-china-principle-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/international-community-stands-firm-on-one-china-principle-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"International community stands firm on one-China principle | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<strong class=\"location-names\"><br \/>\nBEIJING:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following the two elections in the Taiwan region in 2024, more countries and organisations have reiterated commitment to the one-China principle, expressing support for China&#8217;s efforts to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia &#8220;consistently respects the one-China policy,&#8221; said Lalu Muhamad Iqbal, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam said that his country sticks to the one-China principle and firmly opposes any remarks or acts for &#8220;Taiwan independence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Afghan interim government said in a statement that it is committed to the one-China principle and considers interference in China&#8217;s internal affairs provocative and detrimental to regional peace and stability.<\/p>\n<p>Both Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Prime Minister Nadir Larbaoui said that the Taiwan question is purely China&#8217;s internal affairs, and Algeria has always firmly adhered to the one-China principle. Stressing that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China&#8217;s territory, the Algerian leaders also expressed support for China to achieve national reunification, while rejecting any form of &#8220;Taiwan independence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement reaffirmed its adherence to the one-China principle, and stressed that Taiwan is an integral part of the Chinese territory. Sudan supports the People&#8217;s Republic of China in defending its sovereignty and territorial integrity, it added.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of South Sudan said that South Sudan has always firmly adhered to the one-China principle and opposed any interference in China&#8217;s internal affairs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read also:\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2453342\/taiwan-left-with-12-allies-as-nauru-shifts-diplomatic-ties-to-beijing\" target=\"_blank\">Taiwan left with 12 allies as Nauru shifts diplomatic ties to Beijing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Togo firmly adheres to the one-China principle and supports the Chinese government&#8217;s position on the Taiwan question, said Togolese Foreign Minister Robert Dussey, adding that Togo fully supports China in safeguarding its sovereignty and territorial integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Ja&#8217;afaru Yakubu, chairman of the House Committee on Nigeria-China Relations, said in a statement that Nigeria opposes any separatist activity aimed at &#8220;Taiwan independence&#8221; and foreign interference in internal affairs, and it fully supports China&#8217;s strive in achieving peaceful reunification.<\/p>\n<p>Gabonese Minister of Foreign Affairs Regis Onanga Ndiaye reiterated in a statement Gabon&#8217;s firm adherence to the one-China principle, saying the country opposes any words or actions that undermine China&#8217;s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The minister stressed Gabon&#8217;s unwavering support for the Chinese government&#8217;s efforts to achieve national reunification.<\/p>\n<p>President of Cote d&#8217;Ivoire Alassane Ouattara reaffirmed the adherence to the one-China principle, saying that Cote d&#8217;Ivoire&#8217;s position on the Taiwan question is clear: there is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is part of China.<\/p>\n<p>Guinea-Bissau&#8217;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the country reaffirms its firm and unconditional support for the one-China principle, calls for full respect for China&#8217;s sovereignty, non-interference in its internal affairs and full respect for its territorial integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Zambia&#8217;s Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Mulambo Haimbe reiterated Zambia&#8217;s firm adherence to the one-China principle and recognised that the government of the People&#8217;s Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China. Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory and Zambia firmly opposes &#8220;Taiwan independence,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Timothy Musa Kabba, Sierra Leone&#8217;s minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation, said that Sierra Leone remains committed to the one-China policy. Sierra Leone will continue to enhance practical cooperation with China in various fields and safeguard their legitimate interests, he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read:\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2453144\/taiwan-vote-results-wont-impede-chinas-inevitable-reunification-beijing\" target=\"_blank\">Taiwan vote results won\u2019t impede China\u2019s inevitable reunification: Beijing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Uzbekistan strongly advocates the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations and supports all efforts made by the Chinese government to achieve national reunification, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n<p>Neven Pelicaric, adviser to the Croatian president for foreign and European policy, said Croatia has always firmly adhered to the one-China principle, and the elections in the Taiwan region are a matter for China.<\/p>\n<p>Gyula Thurmer, leader of the Hungarian Workers&#8217; Party, said that respecting the one-China principle is essential for maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and is also one of the pillars of international peace and security.<\/p>\n<p>The party condemns any form of recognition for &#8220;Taiwan independence,&#8221; he said, adding that supporting Taiwan&#8217;s separatist forces and official contact with the Taiwanese authorities represent blatant interference in the internal affairs of the People&#8217;s Republic of China. Such acts threaten world peace, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Brasil Acosta Pena, member of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Congress of the Union of Mexico, said that there is only one China, a fact that will not be changed in any way by the election results in Taiwan. He called on people to unite with China for the good of humanity.<\/p>\n<p>Dennis Francis, president of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), reaffirmed that the UNGA will adhere to the one-China principle guided by the UNGA Resolution 2758.<\/p>\n<p>Yemen, Mauritania, Armenia, Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Samoa, Tonga and many other countries have also expressed firm support for the one-China principle by various means.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEIJING: Following the two elections in the Taiwan region in 2024, more countries and organisations have reiterated commitment to the one-China principle, expressing support for China&#8217;s efforts to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity. 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