A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in the UK regarding British Foreign Minister Cameron recently, mixing the Red Sea with the Taiwan Strait in the name of freedom of freedom.
A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in the UK on Thursday (February 15) on Taiwan officials involved in Taiwan, answering the above response in the form of reporters.
The spokesman said that the British side mixed the Red Sea with the Taiwan Strait is completely wrong, and the Chinese side resolutely opposed it.
The spokesman pointed out that "Taiwan is an inseparable part of Chinese territory."According to the United Nations Convention on the Ocean Law and the domestic law of China, the Taiwan Strait waters are extended from the coast of cross -strait to the central line of the Strait, which are in turn as the internal water, territorial sea, connecting zone and exclusive economic zone of mainland China.
A spokesman said that mainland China has sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the Taiwan Strait, and also respects the legitimate rights of other countries in related sea areas.The land side resolutely opposes that any country has created incidents in the Taiwan Strait region under the name of freedom of navigation, "harming China's sovereignty and safety."
The spokesman said that as for the Red Sea, China believes that the Red Sea is an important international cargo and energy trade channel.China advocates maintaining the safety of international channels and is unwilling to see the tense upgrade of the Red Sea. It is hoped that all parties can play a constructive and responsible role in maintaining the security of the Red Sea region.
According to the Taipei Times, Cameron was questioned on Tuesday (13th) in the British Congress that Britain will ask Mainland China to respect the freedom of navigation in the Taiwan Strait, sayingDialogue negotiation.
Cameron said that both China and Britain relies on international trade. China should jointly support freedom of navigation and to add freedom of navigation in all regions of the world, including the Taiwan Strait.
Cameron said that the United Kingdom and the United States jointly launched military operations to attack the Houthi armed forces stationed in the Red Sea to show their commitments to maintain freedom of navigation.