Nauru recognizes one-China principle, cuts ties with Taiwan
THE Republic of Nauru announced yesterday that it will recognize the one-China principle and sever “diplomatic relations” with Taiwan.
In a post on Facebook, the government of Nauru said that it will follow the United Nations Resolution 2758, which recognizes the People’s Republic of China as the sole legal government representing the whole of China, and recognizes Taiwan as an inalienable part of China’s territory.
Nauru will no longer develop any official relations or official exchanges with Taiwan, stated the government.
Nauru’s President David Adeang will deliver a statement in this regard at the next parliament sitting, and a national address on local television and radio channels, the post said.
China appreciates and welcomes the decision of the government of the Republic of Nauru to recognize the one-China principle, break the so-called diplomatic ties with Taiwan, and to reestablish diplomatic ties with China, a Chinese Foreign
Ministry spokesperson said yesterday.
The spokesperson said this in a statement after the government of the Republic of Nauru officially announced its decision earlier in the day that there is but one China in the world, Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory, and the government of the People’s Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China.
It’s what has been affirmed in Resolution 2758 of the UN General Assembly and is a prevailing consensus among the international community, said the spokesperson.
China has established diplomatic relations with 182 countries on the basis of the one-China principle. The Nauru government’s decision of reestablishing diplomatic ties with China once again shows that the one-China principle is where global opinion trends and where the arc of history bends.
China stands ready to work with Nauru to open new chapters of bilateral relations on the basis of the one-China principle, said the spokesperson.
Meanwhile, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday that the result of the leadership election in the Taiwan region cannot change the basic fact that there is only one China in the world and Taiwan is part of China.
The outcome of the recent leadership election in the Taiwan region also won’t change the prevailing consensus of the international community on adhering to the one-China principle, he said.
Wang added that any country that violates the one-China principle, interferes in China’s internal affairs and infringes on China’s sovereignty will be jointly opposed by all the Chinese people and the international community as a whole.
The top diplomat said that seeking Taiwan independence is “a dead-end road,” and that China will eventually achieve complete reunification and Taiwan will return to the embrace of the motherland.
(Xinhua)