President Xi Jinping urges U.S. to handle Taiwan arms sales with prudence

President Xi Jinping spoke by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump and brought up the Taiwan issue, stressing that Taiwan can never be allowed to be separated from China, and urging the U.S. side to handle arms sales to Taiwan with utmost prudence.

In Beijing, the Taiwan Affairs Office urged the United States to handle the Taiwan issue prudently.

The Taiwan Affairs Office stated that President Xi’s remarks clarified China’s stern position on the Taiwan issue. The Taiwan issue is the core of China’s core interests. The U.S. side should abide by the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiqués, and handle the Taiwan issue with the utmost caution.