“Strict demands” on the US over China and Taiwan issues

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday that it would express “serious concern” about the Taiwan crisis to US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, who will be visiting China next week. Foreign Minister Wang Yi made “strict demands on the Taiwan issue,” and he intends to insist that the United States must adhere to the “one China” principle rather than “supporting Taiwan's independence.”

The department also stated that Beijing will demand that the United States “stop politicizing and securing economic and trade issues,” such as tariffs, export restrictions, investment reviews, and unilateral sanctions. “The United States should step in partnership with China and take further steps to promote people-to-people exchanges between the two countries,” the department said.