ChinaputsforththreebasicdemandsontheUSasbottomlinesthatChinafirmlyupholds_GuangmingOnlineChinaputsforththreebasicdemandsontheUSasbottomlinesthatChinafirmlyupholdsStateCouncilorandForeignMinisterWangYimetwithU.S.DeputySecretaryofStateWendyShermaninnorthChina’sTianjin,July26,2021.NotingseveredifficultiesandchallengesinChina-U.S.relations,WangYipointedout,toproperlymanagethedifferencesbetweenthetwosidesandpreventChina-U.S.relationsfromfurtherdeterioratingorevengettingoutofcontrol,ChinaputsforththreebasicdemandsontheUnitedStatesasbottomlinesthatChinafirmlyupholds.First,theUnitedStatesmustnotchallenge,slanderorevenattempttosubvertthepathandsystemofsocialismwithChinesecharacteristics.ChosenbyhistoryandtheChinesepeople,China'spathandsystemaremattersof1.4billionChinesepeople'swelfareandChinesenation'sfuture,aswellascoreintereststhatChinamustfirmlyuphold.Second,theUnitedStatesmustnotattempttoobstructoreveninterruptChina'sdevelopmentprocess.ChinesepeoplehavetheirrightstolivebetterlivesandChinahasitsrighttoachievemodernization.ModernizationisnotanexclusiverightoftheUnitedStates,butinvolvesthebasicconscienceofmankindandinternationaljustice.ChinaurgestheUnitedStatestoremoveallunilateralsanctions,hightariffs,long-armjurisdictionandtechnologyblockadeithasimposedonChinaassoonaspossible.Third,theUnitedStatesmustnotinfringeuponChina'sstatesovereignty,orevendamageChina'sterritorialintegrity.TheissuesregardingXinjiang,XizangandHongKonghaveneverbeenabout"humanrights"or"democracy",butaboutfightingagainst"Xinjiangindependence","Xizangindependence"and"HongKongindependence".Nocountrywillallowitsnationalsovereigntyandsecuritytobecompromised.AsfortheTaiwanquestion,it'sevenmoreimportant.AlthoughthetwosidesoftheTaiwanStraithavenotyetbeenreunified,thefactthattheChinesemainlandandTaiwanbelongtooneandthesameChinaandTaiwanispartofChinahasneverchangedandwillneverchange.If"Taiwanindependence"forcesdaretoprovoke,Chinahastherighttotakeanynecessarymeasuretostopit.WeurgetheU.S.sidetohonoritscommitmentonTaiwanquestionandactprudently.Source:MinistryofForeignAffairsofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaEditor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.