Japan urged to adhere to principles of four political documents between China and Japan

BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China seriously urges Japan to adhere to the principles and spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan, take concrete actions to demonstrate its commitment to the one-China principle, refrain from emboldening and supporting "Taiwan independence" separatist forces in whatever form, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.

It's reported that the so-called "Taiwan's Representative in Japan" Hsieh Chang-ting said that 37 Japanese Diet Members plan to attend the "president-elect's inauguration" to be held on May 20.

"There is but one China in the world," spokesperson Lin Jian said at a daily news briefing when answering a relevant query, adding that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, and the Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China.

Lin said Taiwan has never been a country and there's no such thing as "president of Taiwan," and the Taiwan question is purely China's internal affair.

Japan made a clear commitment in the China-Japan Joint Statement, "The Government of Japan recognizes that Government of the People's Republic of China as the sole legal Government of China. The Government of the People's Republic of China reiterates that Taiwan is an inalienable part of the territory of the People's Republic of China. The Government of Japan fully understands and respects this stand of the Government of the People's Republic of China, and it firmly maintains its stand under Article 8 of the Potsdam Proclamation," said Lin.

Lin said that Article 8 of the Potsdam Proclamation made it clear that the terms of the Cairo Declaration shall be carried out, and what the Potsdam Proclamation mainly touches upon is that the territories Japan has stolen from the Chinese shall be restored to China.

Japan has more than once made serious commitments to China on the Taiwan question, including not supporting "two Chinas," "one China, one Taiwan" or "Taiwan independence," and only maintaining people-to-people and region-to-region exchanges with Taiwan, Lin added.

"This is what happened in history and the stance and principles that Japan must uphold," he said.

The Chinese side seriously urges Japan to keep the Taiwan Strait peaceful and stable rather than do the opposite, he added.

"Our message to Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party authorities: making provocations to seek 'Taiwan independence' with external forces will not succeed; anyone who sell the national interests of the country will be held accountable by history," Lin said.