BY SAMIE WAIKORI

Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has reaffirmed the commitment of Solomon Islands government to the One-China Principle.

Speaking at the launching of the second phase of the Rural Sustainable Development Program yesterday in Honiara, Manele expressed the steadfast commitment of GNUT to continue collaborate with PRC on the basis of the principle. 

“I wish to assure of our commitment to that important principle and we look forward to the basis of the principle, as well as other UN Chartered Principles, to continue the collaboration that we have developed over the last six or seven years.

“Going forward, I assure you that recognition in terms of that important principle underpins our bilateral and diplomatic relations,” he said.

Charge d Affairs of PRC Embassy office in Honiara, Yang Jie emphasized that the one-China principle is the political China’s bilateral relations with 183 countries in the world, including Solomon lslands.

He explained the connotation of the one-China principle as;

• There is only one China in the world
• Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory
• And the government of the People’s Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China.

Jie added the one-China principle is a universal consensus of the international community and a basic norm in international relations enshrined in UNGA Resolution 2758.

“To uphold the one-China principle means resolute opposition to any form of so-called “Taiwan independence”, and support for China’s efforts to achieve national reunification.

“Looking ahead, on the basis of the one-China principle, China stands ready to enhance alignment between the B&R Initiative with SIG’s development strategy.

“Prioritize the welfare of the people of the SI and expand practical cooperation in a wide range of areas to create more benefits for the people, thus jointly build a community with a shared future for our two countries,” he said.

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