Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun urged the United States on October 6 to handle the Taiwan issue cautiously. He said Taiwan is an internal matter for China and that resolving the issue is for the Chinese people alone, without interference from external forces.
Guo called on Washington to implement the key understandings reached at a meeting between the leaders of China and the United States, and to adhere to the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués.
A Reuters journalist asked about US officials’ view that the possibility of China “invading” Taiwan before 2028 was becoming less likely. The journalist also referred to Taiwan’s receipt of two US-purchased F-16V fighter jets and its plan to receive another 64 this year.
