Overview
- Vice President Han Zheng told Germany’s visiting foreign minister that Taiwan is the “core of the core” of China’s interests and urged strict adherence to the One‑China principle.
- China’s Foreign Ministry and state media said Han cautioned Berlin against interference in what Beijing considers its internal affairs.
- According to the Chinese side, the German foreign minister reaffirmed that Germany upholds the One‑China policy.
- The minister also met Wang Yi on December 8, as China publicized Wang’s criticism of recent Japanese remarks on Taiwan and his call for Berlin to oppose “Taiwan independence.”
- The trip was postponed in October after the German minister’s criticism of China’s actions in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, with Reuters reporting the delay also followed limited meeting approvals.