Pakistan Reaffirms One-China Policy, Calls Taiwan an Inalienable Part of China

Overview

• Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi issued the statement on Friday in response to questions about developments in the Taiwan Strait.
• The government said it would continue to follow the One-China principle and support China on matters it considers core interests.
• Officials described Pakistan and China as “iron-clad friends” and “all-weather strategic cooperative partners.”
• The comments followed reports of Chinese military drills around Taiwan, which the U.S. State Department said unnecessarily escalated tensions.
• The Foreign Office noted it had conveyed a similar position a day earlier when asked about U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.