CHINA REJECTS U.S. BILL TO HELP TAIWAN REGAIN WHO OBSERVER STATUS

Beijing: CHINA REJECTS AND DEPLORES THAT THE UNITED STATES SHOULD INSIST ON SIGNING THE BILL, WHICH WOULD HELP TAIWAN REGAIN OBSERVER STATUS IN THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO), INTO LAW, A FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON SAID ON MONDAY, URGING THE US TO HANDLE TAIWAN-RELATED ISSUES PRUDENTLY AND PROPERLY.

US PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HAS SIGNED A BILL TO DIRECT THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO DEVELOP A STRATEGY TO REGAIN OBSERVER STATUS FOR TAIWAN IN THE WHO.

THE TAIWAN QUESTION IS CHINA’S DOMESTIC AFFAIR, AND THE ONE-CHINA PRINCIPLE IS A BASIC NORM GOVERNING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, SPOKESPERSON ZHAO LIJIAN SAID AT A DAILY PRESS BRIEfiNG.