ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Friday reiterated that it would continue to adhere to the One China principle and regard Taiwan as an inalienable part of China.
Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi, responding to the media queries on developments related to the Taiwan Strait, said that Pakistan and China were iron-clad friends and all-weather strategic cooperative partners.
He reiterated Pakistan’s consistent support to China on all matters of its core interests, including Taiwan.
A day earlier, Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for taking take solid steps to promote high-quality development, further deepen reform and opening up across the board, deliver prosperity for all, and write a new chapter in the story of China’s miracle.
He stated this in his annual New Year’s Eve speech wherein he also expressed resolve to reunify China and Taiwan.
Xi said: “The reunification of our motherland, a trend of the times, is unstoppable.”
