BEIJING – The US side should stop sending wrong signals to "Taiwan independence" separatist forces, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said at a regular media briefing on Tuesday.

The ministry's spokesperson Mao Ning noted that the one-China principle is a basic norm governing international relations and a prevailing consensus of the international community, as well as the political foundation of China-US relations, Mao noted.

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"The US side should abide by the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-US joint communiques, handle the Taiwan question carefully, and stop sending wrong signals to 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces," the spokesperson said.