On November 6, The Canadian Parliament passed a so-called motion that blatantly criticized the Taiwan question and maliciously misinterpreted United Nations General Assembly resolution 2758, which seriously violates the one-China principle and infringes on China's sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, and constitutes a serious disruption to peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. At the same time, it disregards the shared will expressed by the majority of UN member states in Resolution 2758 and damages the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. China firmly opposes this and will never accept it!

Taiwan has been an inseparable part of China's territory since ancient times; this is both a historical and a present-day reality. The 1943 Cairo Declaration and the 1945 Potsdam Proclamation clearly stipulated the return to China of Chinese territories stolen by Japan, including Taiwan and the Pescadores. These documents formed an integral part of the post-WWII international order. That there is only one China in the world, that the Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legitimate Government representing the whole of China, and that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory has become a general consensus of the international community and a norm in international relations that all countries abide by. In 1971, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly passed Resolution 2758, deciding to restore the legitimate seat of the People's Republic of China in the UN, which resolved, politically, legally and procedurally, the issue of the representation of the whole of China, including Taiwan, in the UN and international institutions. It has also made clear that there is no such thing as “two Chinas,” or “one China, one Taiwan.”Canada was one of the countries that voted in favor of this resolution.

International organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) limit their membership to sovereign states. Regarding Taiwan's participation in these organizations, China's position is consistent and clear: as Taiwan is a province of China, any such participation must be handled in accordance with the one-China principle. This is also the fundamental principle confirmed by both UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 and World Health Assembly Resolution 25.1. The Chinese Central Government attaches great importance to the health and well-being of our compatriots in the Taiwan region, and has made proper arrangement for Taiwan’s participation in global health affairs on the condition that the one-China principle is upheld.

I would like to emphasize once again that the Taiwan question is at the core of China’s core interests, and the one-China principle is the political foundation of China-Canada relations, as well as a red line that cannot be crossed. China urges the Canadian side to immediately stop interfering in China's internal affairs by utilizing the Taiwan question and to to honor its political commitment to the one-China principle.