China Warns Donald Trump

"Everything is under negotiation, including 'One
China,' " Trump said Friday
Washington (CNN) — China's Foreign Ministry
firmly pushed back Saturday against President-
elect Donald Trump's suggestion that the "One
China" policy on Taiwan is negotiable, calling it
the "political foundation" of the relationship
between the US and China.
China views Taiwan as a renegade province and,
since 1979, the US has acknowledged Beijing's
claim that Taiwan is part of China, with US-China
relations governed by a set of protocols known as
the "One China" policy.
"The 'One China' principle is the political
foundation of Sino-US relations and it is non-
negotiable. We urge the relevant side in the US to
recognize the high sensitivity of the Taiwan issue
and abide by the pledges by successive US
administrations from both parties," spokesman Lu
Kang said.
He was responding to a question about Trump's
remarks Friday in The Wall Street Journal in which
he said, "Everything is under negotiation,
including 'One China.' "
"The pledges include adopting the 'One China'
policy, adhering to the principles in the three
Sino-US joint communiques and properly
handling the Taiwan issue. Only doing so would
prevent the healthy and stable development of
Sino-US relations as well as bilateral cooperation
in major areas from being affected," Lu added.

The Chinese official highlighted the international
community's view on the issue in a statement.
"There is only one China in the world. Taiwan is
an inseparable part of Chinese territory and the
People's Republic of China is the sole legitimate
government representing China," Lu said. "These
are facts recognized by the international
community and no one can change this."
China's foreign ministry lodged a complaint last
month with the United States after a phone call
between Trump and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-
wen overturned decades of diplomatic protocol,
because there are no formal diplomatic relations
between the US and the province.
At the time, Trump said he was merely accepting
a congratulatory call from the Taiwan leader,
tweeting, "Interesting how the U.S. sells Taiwan
billions of dollars of military equipment but I
should not accept a congratulatory call."