Opinions on One-China principle collide

Chinese protesters outside the US Embassy in Lisbon on Tuesday: „We are one China, and Taiwan is part of China.“

Hardly any political statement on Taiwan can do without the One-China principle. But all parties to the conflict understand it differently. Most recently, China has successfully continued to impose its interpretation on the United Nations.

The One-China principle is omnipresent in every official statement on Taiwan policy and is a standard part of diplomatic interaction with China. In the heated situation following the visit of Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, to Taipei, however, it has once again become clear that all parties involved – China, Taiwan and the United States – interpret the principle differently. The US and China accuse each other of undermining the status quo on the Taiwan Strait – and this includes the perception of the One-China principle.

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