By Xinhua,
Beijing : China has expressed strong dissatisfaction over a US Congress resolution to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act, saying it is an interference in its internal affairs.
“China is strongly dissatisfied and has lodged a solemn representation over the resolution adopted to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in a statement Wednesday.
The US House of Representatives voted for the resolution Tuesday.
The Taiwan Relations Act, passed by the US Congress in 1979, required the US to provide arms to Taiwan for self-defence. China has never recognised the legitimacy of the act.
Qin said the Chinese government and people, from the very start, resolutely opposed the Act adopted by the US unilaterally.
“We urge the US to follow the basic norms guiding international relations and the three Sino-US joint communiques, and stop the wrongful act of using the Taiwan issue to interfere in China’s internal affairs,” Qin said.