Will WW3 break out in Taiwan?
US-China tensions rocket after Biden asks Taiwan to join 'summit for democracy'
US-China tensions rocket after Biden asks Taiwan to join 'summit for democracy'
CHINA has lashed out at the US after President Joe Biden invited Taiwan to join a "summit for democracy."
By Tim McNulty
19:34, Wed, Nov 24, 2021 | UPDATED: 19:34, Wed, Nov 24, 2021
Beijing has erupted over President Biden's decision to include Taiwan in the "democracy summit" next month while the People's Republic of China was left off the list. The self-governing Republic of China, known also as Taiwan, faces ongoing threats of invasion from Communist China. Beijing maintains that the island is a wayward region of China and has long pressured countries to drop official recognition of Taiwan as a seperate state.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday: "China firmly opposes the invitation by the US for the Taiwan authorities to attend the so-called 'Summit for Democracy.'
"There is but one China in the world, the Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China, Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, and the one-China principle is a universally-recognized norm governing international relations.
"Taiwan has no other status in international law except as part of China.
"We solemnly urge the US to abide by the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués, stop providing 'Taiwan independence' forces with any platform or bolstering and emboldening them.
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