There is only one China in the world. The Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal Government representing the whole of China. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. 180 countries, including the United States, have established diplomatic relations with China on the basis of abiding by the One-China Principle. The One-China Principle is a common consensus of the international community, and a universally-recognized norm governing international relations that brooks no challenge or distortion of the US side.

The Taiwan region's participation in activities of international organizations must be dealt with in accordance with the One-China Principle. UNGA Resolution 2758 has solved once and for all the issue of the People's Republic of China's representation in the UN in political, legal and procedural terms. As a part of China, Taiwan is not qualified to join the UN. The system, specialized agencies and the Secretariat of the UN should abide by the One-China Principle and UNGA Resolution 2758 when dealing with Taiwan-related affairs.

The Taiwan authorities has been keeping its die-hard position of "Taiwan independence" and adamantly refusing to recognize the "1992 Consensus". It is sparing no effort to expand its "international space" and go further down the path of "Taiwan independence". This is the biggest and real threat to peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and the fundamental reason why Taiwan has not been able to participate in the activities of multilateral organizations, including the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). In fact, the Taiwan region enjoys free access to the information from ICAO and has convenient air connections with many cities around the world. On the basis of the One-China Principle, medical and public health experts from the Taiwan region can attend related technical meetings of the WHO. The Taiwan region enjoys free access to the information on public health, including COVID-19. Therefore, the claim of a "gap" in global anti-epidemic efforts is simply not true.Now the US is making an issue out of Taiwan’s participation in the ICAO and WHO to angle for sympathy. This attempt is miscalculated and futile.

The recent erroneous statements by the US, which sought to support Taiwan in expanding the so-called "international space", have sent wrong signals to "Taiwan independence" forces. China expresses its firm opposition to this. The one-China principle allows no challenge and UNGA Resolution 2758 allows no distortion. Fifty years ago, the US failed in its attempt to create “two Chinas” or “one China, one Taiwan” in the UN. If some country still backpedals in history today and tries to play with fire on the Taiwan question, it will only face an even bigger failure.