On April 20, 2024, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng was invited to attend the opening ceremony of the Harvard Kennedy Forum in China and deliver a speech.
Xie Feng said that China and the United States, two big countries, have had differences in the past, present and future, and it is not terrible to have differences, and the key is to manage differences well, especially to respect each other's core interests and major concerns. Cutting sausages and crossing the red line on issues involving core interests is to rush at high speed on the edge of a cliff, and it is difficult to avoid falling into the abyss. If the US continues to interfere in China's internal affairs and undermine China's interests on issues such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Tibet, and the South China Sea, how can it hold on to the bottom of bilateral relations, no matter how many "guardrails" it puts up?
Xie Feng stressed: The Taiwan issue is the most important and sensitive issue in Sino-US relations, "Taiwan independence" is a dead end that cannot be followed, and the one-China principle is a red line that cannot be crossed. To maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, it is necessary to dismantle the dangerous flashpoints, and the way to cure the root cause is to abide by the three Sino-US joint communiques and the one-China principle to the letter, and the most important thing is to unequivocally oppose "Taiwan independence" separatist activities, and the top priority at the moment is to match words with deeds to curb the adventurous provocations of "Taiwan independence".
Source: Chinese Embassy in the United States
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