Overview

• Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning voiced surprise at New Delhi’s statement and restated the One‑China principle while warning that some in India were undermining China’s sovereignty.
• The Ministry of External Affairs said India’s position remains unchanged and noted that China itself cooperates with Taiwan in economic and technological domains.
• The clarification followed reports that Beijing had misquoted External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar as saying Taiwan is part of China.
• The MEA confirmed the Taiwan issue was raised during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s talks with Jaishankar in New Delhi on August 18.
• Reporting noted India has not used the explicit One‑China formulation in bilateral documents since 2011, with added context that Taiwan is a leading global semiconductor supplier.