KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Embassy of China in Nepal has appreciated Nepal's long-standing commitment to the one-China principle and resolutely opposing independence of Taiwan. 

Issuing a press statement in the wake of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's controversial visit to Taiwan on Tuesday, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi also expressed confidence that Nepal government and Nepali people will continue to abide by the one-China principle and understand and support China's legitimate and justified position. 

"China and Nepal are good neighbors, trustworthy friends and reliable partners linked by mountains and rivers. The two countries have always understood and supported each other on issues of core interests concerning respective sovereignty, security and territorial integrity," said Ambassador Hou, while adding that Nepal and China will work together to defend each other's sovereignty, security and territorial integrity.

Ambassador Hou said that the visit of Speaker Pelosi in China's Taiwan region is a serious violation of the one-China principle and the political foundation of China-U.S. relations. While stating that the visit seriously infringes upon China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, she said, "It gravely undermines peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. China firmly opposes and sternly condemns this, and has made serious démarche and strong protest to the United States."

Hou also said that there is but one China in the world, Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. "This has been clearly recognized by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 of 1971. The one-China principle is a universal consensus of the international community and a basic norm in international relations," she further said in the statement.

In 1979, the United States made a clear commitment in the China-U.S. Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations -- "The United States of America recognizes the Government of the People's Republic of China as the sole legal Government of China." "Since Speaker Pelosi is the incumbent leader of the U.S. Congress, her visit to and activities in Taiwan, in whatever form and for whatever reason, is a major political provocation to upgrade U.S. official exchanges with Taiwan. China absolutely does not accept this, and the Chinese people absolutely reject this," the envoy said.

The envoy in the statement further said that the position of the Chinese Government and people on the Taiwan question has been consistent. "It is the firm commitment of the more than 1.4 billion Chinese people to resolutely safeguard state sovereignty and territorial integrity," she said, adding: "China will definitely take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity in response to the U.S. Speaker's visit."

 
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