Wang Wenbin, spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry, asserted China's sovereignty over Taiwan and the South China Sea following Taiwan's presidential inauguration.
China’s Foreign Ministry warned that Taiwan independence was a 'dead-end' on the day of the presidential inauguration of the self-ruled island on Monday. 'No matter under what name or excuse, pushing for Taiwan independence is doomed to fail,' the ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin reiterated at a daily news briefing when asked about the inaugural speech by President Lai Ching-te.
Lai vowed to continue his predecessor’s push to maintain stability with China while beefing up Taiwan’s security through imports of military equipment from close partner the U.S. Wang also criticized the U.S. for what he called its 'distortion' of UN General Assembly Resolution 2857 which endorses Beijing’s seat at the UN.
Separately, Wang urged the Philippines to 'reflect on itself' after the Philippines blamed Chinese fishermen for the massive loss of giant clams and degradation of coral reefs in a disputed Island in the South China Sea. At a press conference, the Philippine Coast Guard presented surveillance photographs of Chinese fishermen harvesting large numbers of giant clams for several years in a lagoon at the Scarborough Shoal.
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