BEIJING – China has urged the Republic of Korea (ROK) to earnestly abide by the one-China principle and not engage in any form of official exchanges with China's Taiwan region, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks in response to a query about the recent visit to Taiwan by a delegation of cross-party ROK parliamentarians.

The Chinese side has made solemn representations to the ROK side over this, said Lin.

China has always firmly opposed any form of official exchanges between countries that have diplomatic ties with China and China's Taiwan region, he said.

Since the beginning of this year, the ROK has publicly reiterated on several occasions that its stance of respecting the one-China principle remains unchanged, said the spokesperson.

China urges the ROK to act from the perspective of the overall situation of China-ROK ties, keep its commitments, earnestly abide by the one-China principle, not engage in any form of official exchanges with China's Taiwan region, avoid being exploited by "Taiwan independence" separatists or send wrong signals to them, and take concrete actions to safeguard the healthy and stable development of China-ROK ties, he said.