BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- China believes relevant countries are clear-eyed that early recognition of the one-China principle serves fundamental and long-term interests of their own countries and people, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Thursday.
Spokesperson Geng Shuang's remarks came after reports of Taiwan's representative to Haiti was ordered to leave the country within 72 hours due to a fierce quarrel with Haitian President Jovenel Moise.
Noting that the one-China principle is a basic norm governing international relations and a universal consensus of the international community, which is recognized by most countries in the world, Geng said Latin American and Caribbean countries such as Panama, the Dominican Republic and El Salvador established diplomatic ties with China based on the one-China principle in recent years, which is consistent with the trend of the times.
China's mutually-beneficial cooperation with these countries under the principle of mutual respect has yielded fruitful results and brought tangible benefits to the local people, Geng told a press briefing, adding that this is a sharp contrast to the situation in Haiti and Taiwan's other "diplomatic allies."
Stressing Taiwan authorities' attempt to create "two Chinas" or "one China, one Taiwan" would lead nowhere, Geng expressed the belief that countries concerned can clearly recognize that recognition of the one-China principle at the earliest time possible is the right choice serving the fundamental and long-term interests of their own countries and people.
