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The Taipei 101 skyscraper, China's Taiwan region. /VCG
**Editor's note: **The following article is taken from the Chinese-language opinion column "TheReal Point."
With the passing of the Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 by the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. government is required to adjust economic, security and diplomatic ties with other countries accordingto their relations with the Taiwan administration.
Washington'smove, in violation of the One-China principle and the three joint communiquésit signed with China around four decades ago, is aimed at containing China's development and setting up barriers to the nation's peaceful re-unification, as well as maintaining its hegemonyby instigating antagonism across the Taiwan Strait.
Chinahas expressed its firm opposition againstthe U.S. move which is a blatant intervention in China's internal affairs.
Since Tsai Ing-wentook office in 2016, seven countries have aligned themselves with the universal consensus of the One-China principle to establish or restore diplomatic relations with Chinaafter severing "ties"with Taiwan.
These countries include El Salvadorand the Solomon Islands,which severed diplomatic ties with Taipei in 2018 and 2019 respectively,despite pressure from the United States. Such decisions are in line with the global trend and those countries'national interests.
As of now, 180 countries have formed diplomatic relations with China, whichhas been treating them as equals regardless of their size or levels of developmentand has carried out cooperation aimed at bringing mutual benefits.
As Kiribati's President Taneti Mamausaid during his visit to China in January, his countrymade the decision to restore diplomatic ties with Chinabased on trust and confidence in the country.
The TAIPEI Act, as an attempt to obstruct other countries from establishing diplomatic ties withBeijing, is unable to help Taipei preserve or expand its "international space."It will lead to the opposite effect of cross-Strait relations being hampered, Taiwan's political and economicenvironment being harmed, and the interests of people living on theisland being hurt.
Taiwan is simply a chess piece for some U.S. politicians who are fishing for economicbenefits and political gains. Taiwan's future lies in national reunification, and the well-being of the people in Taiwan depends on China's rejuvenation.
The Taiwan issue concerns China's core interests. No external intervention can waver China's determination to end the separationor stop the pace of China's national reunification.
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