BEIJING - China firmly opposes any form of official exchanges between the United States and China's Taiwan region, and urged the US to stop official exchanges with Taiwan and refrain from sending any wrong signals to "Taiwan independence" separatist forces, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said here Wednesday. 

'Taiwan independence' moves are doomed to fail

In addition, Lin said at a regular press briefing on the same day that the one-China principle is the political foundation and fundamental prerequisite of China-Honduras relations, the growth of the bilateral ties is in the fundamental and long-term interests of both countries and peoples, and that "Taiwan independence" separatist moves are doomed to fail.

Lin's remark came after an official from Taiwan attempted to make contact with two presidential candidates in Honduras.

Fujian Coast Guard patrols near Kinmen are legitimate, necessary

In a separate press conference, Zhang Han, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Wednesday that recent routine law-enforcement patrols by the Fujian Coast Guard in waters near Kinmen are both legitimate and necessary.

Zhang reiterated that both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one China and that Taiwan is part of China.

Patrols in this area are legitimate efforts to maintain orderly navigation and operations in these waters in accordance with the law, and are necessary measures to protect the lives and property of fishermen across the Strait, Zhang said.

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Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities have stubbornly clung to their "Taiwan independence" stance and continued to take dangerous and heavy-handed measures against mainland fishing vessels and fishermen, threatening their lives and property, the spokesperson added.

These acts by the DPP are the root cause that has undermined peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and harmed the interests and well-being of people on both sides, Zhang said.

DPP authorities should immediately halt interference with mainland fishermen's normal activities and stop stirring up incidents or causing trouble, she warned.