China's Foreign Ministry on Monday reiterated that China firmly opposes any official interactions between the U.S. government and Taiwan after U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar met the island's leader Tsai Ing-wen.
The Taiwan question is of utmost importance and carries the "highest level of sensitivity" in China-U.S. relations, and the U.S. should stop any form of official communication and exchange with Taiwan, the Foreign Ministry's spokesman Zhao Lijian said in a daily briefing in Beijing.
In response to a question regarding Azar's meeting with Tsai, Zhao said China has made "stern representations" with Washington.
The one-China principle is the political foundation of China-U.S. relations, and we urge the U.S. to adhere to the one-China principle and the three joint communiques, he said.
