Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong
Quan said on February 26 that the Chinese people are
strongly opposed to any attempts of seeking "gradual
Taiwan independence" by way of "justifying
Taiwan."
Kong made the remark
at a regular press conference in response to a question on
news about the Taiwan authorities changing the names of its
overseas offices.
He said that the
news needs to be confirmed and if Taiwan authorities did
change the names, this would be regarded as an attempt to
seek gradual Taiwan independence and to increase tension
across the Taiwan Straits.
China
hopes that other countries having diplomatic ties with China
will be on the alert for attempts to create "two
Chinas" or "one China one Taiwan", will keep
the promises they made when establishing diplomatic ties
with China and handle the Taiwan issue properly so as to
maintain stable and healthy development of bilateral
ties.
China objects to any formal
or official contact between Taiwan and any country having
diplomatic ties with China, he said.
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