China will never tolerate any separatist schemes for self-ruled Taiwan and will safeguard China\u2019s territorial integrity, according to prepared remarks by Premier Li Keqiang at the opening of China\u2019s annual meeting of parliament on Monday.<\/p>\n
China has been infuriated over a US bill that seeks to raise official contacts between Washington and Taipei, telling Taiwan on Friday it would only get burnt if it sought to rely on foreigners, adding to the warnings from state media about the risk of war.<\/p>\n
The legislation, which only needs President Donald Trump\u2019s signature to become law, says it should be US policy to allow officials at all levels to travel to Taiwan to meet their Taiwanese counterparts, permit high-level Taiwanese officials to enter the United States \u201cunder respectful conditions\u201d and meet with US officials.<\/p>\n
Li will say that China will promote the peaceful growth of relations across the Taiwan Strait and \u201cadvance China\u2019s peaceful reunification\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will remain firm in safeguarding China\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity and will never tolerate any separatist schemes or activities for Taiwan independence,\u201d Li will say.<\/p>\n
China\u2019s hostility towards Taiwan has risen since the election to president of Tsai Ing-wen from the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party in 2016.<\/p>\n
China suspects Tsai wants to push for formal independence, which would cross a red line for Communist Party leaders in Beijing, though Tsai has said she wants to maintain the status quo and is committed to ensuring peace.<\/p>\n
Beijing considers democratic Taiwan to be a wayward province and integral part of \u201cone China\u201d, ineligible for state-to-state relations, and has never renounced the use of force to bring the island under its control.<\/p>\n
Hong Kong has been another troublesome area for China\u2019s leadership, especially after students organised weeks of protests in late 2014 to push for full democracy.<\/p>\n
China will also continue to implement to the letter and in spirit the \u201cone country, two systems\u201d method of rule for the Chinese territories of Hong Kong and Macau, Li will say.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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