China: Peaceful settlement of Taiwan issue incompatible with its independence

WORLD, Sept. 24 (YPA) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that a peaceful settlement of the dispute in the Taiwan Strait is incompatible with Taiwan’s independence from China.

“A peaceful settlement is incompatible with Taiwan’s separatism and independence; the more unrestrained the actions to achieve the island’s independence is, the less likely that there would be a peaceful solution,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry quoted Wang as saying at the meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

In order to protect peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, it is necessary to oppose and stop any actions aimed at achieving Taiwan’s independence, Wang said.

The situation around Taiwan escalated after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island in early August.

China condemned Pelosi’s trip, which it regarded as a gesture of support for separatism, and launched large-scale military exercises in the vicinity of the island.

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