Ambassadors to China reaffirm their countries’ support for the “One China” principle

The Ambassadors of several countries to China have voiced their strong support for the “One China” principle and stressed their rejection of the US provocative behavior represented in the recent visit of the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan in a blatant interference in Beijing’s internal affairs.

According to the Chinese News Agency Xinhua, the Syrian Ambassador to China Muhammad Hassanein Khaddam said that Syria strongly rejects Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan and considers it as a flagrant US provocation and interference in China’s affairs that aims at undermining the country’s sovereignty.

Khaddam added that “Pelosi’s insistence on visiting China’s Taiwan region doesn’t only exacerbate tension in Taiwan Strait; rather, it undermines the world’s peace and stability”.

He went on to say that the United States is wreaking havoc around the world, as the US army continues to occupy the main grain and oil-producing areas in Syria, steal Syria’s national wealth and worsen the humanitarian situation in the country.

Khaddam pointed out that China has always adhered to the path of peaceful development and that the global development initiative and the global security initiative proposed by China are of great benefit to other countries, stressing that Syria adheres to the “One China” principle and supports China’s decision to take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Algeria

On his part, the Algerian Ambassador to China Hassane Rabehi said that Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan is a flagrant violation of the commitment made by the United States in the Joint Statement regarding the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and the United States and a violation of several agreements reached between the governments of the two countries.

He added that Algeria supports the “One China” principle and hopes that the American side will abide by the three joint statements between China and the United States by stopping its interfere in the Chinese internal affairs.

“There is only one China in the world and the government of the People’s Republic of China is the only legitimate government that represents all China,” Rabehi affirmed, pointing out that “Taiwan is an integral part of China’s territory and Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan is a violation of the UN Charter and relevant UN resolutions”.

Iraq

The Iraqi Ambassador in Beijing Shoresh Khalid Saeed also affirmed his country’s support for the “One China” principle, reiterating that Iraq’s stance on this issue is firm.

He explained that Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan will negatively affect the situation across the Taiwan Strait and jeopardize regional peace and stability, pointing out that China has enough wisdom and ability to resolve this crisis, and that Iraq supports China in its decisions to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Iran

The Iranian Ambassador to China Mohammad Keshavarz Zadeh, on his part, said that observing the full respect for the territorial integrity of sovereign countries is one of Iran’s foreign policy pillars, and Iran decisively supports the “One China” principle.

He clarified that the principle of territorial integrity is an important part of the international legal order, and Iran supports every legitimate and lawful right arising from this principle for China to safeguard its sovereignty.

Concerning Pelosi’s visit to China’s Taiwan region in disregard of China’s firm opposition, Mohammad Keshavarz Zadeh noted that hypocrisy, distortion, manipulation and interference are evidently among major specifications of U.S. foreign policy.

The ambassador added that respecting the sovereignty of independent states falls within the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter.

Hamda Mustafa