Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office Photo: VCG

Diplomats from Haiti and Saint Lucia, two so-called "diplomatic allies" of Taiwan island participated the fourth Ministerial Meeting of the China-CELAC Forum, which triggered heated discussion in Taiwan. The DPP authorities claimed these diplomats did not represent their governments. When asked by a media from Taiwan island for comment, Chen Binhua, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, emphasized that the China-CELAC Forum is an important platform for carrying out mutually beneficial collaboration between China and Latin American and Caribbean nations. 

Chen said China welcomes and supports the active participation of Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) members in regional cooperation frameworks, saying that upholding the one-China principle is a norm governing international relations and prevailing consensus of international community. 

He called on relevant countries to align with historical trends and make choices conducive to long-term cooperation and development.


Global Times