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Official Warns Taiwan Authorities Against Attempt to Change "Passport"
The Taiwan authorities should be discreet about the plan to make some unwise changes on its " passport," said Wang Zaixi, deputy director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, on Wednesday.
Prior to Wang's remark, the Taiwan authorities reportedly planned to add the character of "Taiwan" to the title of original "passport," according to Taiwan media.
Wang said at an interview with reporters that if this media report is true, then it is a very risky action.
Wang pointed out that any motive to create a split or "Taiwan independence" will of course bring about very serious consequences.
The official made the above comments at an interview with journalists from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan in Xianmen in east China's Fujian Province, where he attended a forum to discuss cross-straits relations and related issues.
When asked whether Taiwan and the United States are likely to build a military alliance, Wang said the three communiques between China and the United States are the basic rule to adjust the relationship of the two countries, on which no fundamental change will happen, because both share common ideas on major issues.
The official said that Chinese government firmly opposes the U. S. government's arm sale to Taiwan and spokespersons of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have reiterated this position many times.
Even though diverge and friction remain, the relationship between China and the United States will, in the end, continue to develop in a healthy way, said the official.
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