BEIJING (AP) – China’s foreign minister on Thursday warned that ties with the US will likely see new complications and that the only way to maintain a stable relationship is by respecting each other’s “core interests”.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s remarks appeared to underscore that China’s position on Taiwan is non-negotiable, weeks after President-elect Donald Trump suggested that he could re-evaluate US policy on the status of Taiwan.
Wang told the Communist Party mouthpiece, the People’s Daily, he will strive to boost coope-ration with the US but foresaw “new, complicated and uncertain factors affecting bilateral relations” under the Trump administration.
China complained after Trump this month questioned a US policy that since 1979 has recognised Beijing as China’s government and maintains only unofficial relations with Taiwan.
The president-elect’s comments on Taiwan, combined with accusations that China is manipulating its currency and threats of imposing hefty tariffs against Chinese imports, have rattled relations between the world’s two largest economies.
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