“One China” policy is non-negotiable
China has made it clear that the One China policy is non-negotiable and no one can change it. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said, the One China policy is the political foundation of bilateral ties and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China.
The reaction came following President-elect Donald Trump’s statement that the American policy on Taiwan is up for negotiation and that he is not fully committed to it. Questioning the decades-old-policy followed by Washington in its relations with Beijing, Mr Trump told the Wall Street Journal on Friday that everything is under negotiation, including One China.
Without directly referring to Mr Trump, Lu urged the relevant party in the United States to abide by commitments made by previous US governments to the One China policy and the principles of the three joint communiques.
According to state-run Xinhua news agency, Lu urged the US side to properly deal with the Taiwan issue so as to avoid undermining the healthy and steady development of bilateral ties and cooperation in major areas.
Gambia’s political crisis
Mali’s President has called for Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh to step down and avoid an unnecessary bloodbath by clinging to power and forcing a potential military intervention. The Gambia’s political crisis dominated a summit co-organised by Mali and France as Gambian President-elect Adama Barrow made a surprise appearance to meet with west African leaders seeking their help to end the impasse. Barrow is expected to take power on the 19th of this month when Jammeh’s mandate runs out, but the strongman has refused to cede power after disputing the result of last month election won by Barrow.
The leaders of at least 30 nations had gathered in Bamako to discuss jihad on the continent and Africa’s impact on the European migrant crisis, but the Gambian crisis ended up topping the agenda.
The leaders of at least 30 nations had gathered in Bamako to discuss jihad on the continent and Africa’s impact on the European migrant crisis, but the Gambian crisis ended up topping the agenda.
Japan space agency fails to launch mini rocket
Japan’s space agency said on Sunday it failed to launch a mini rocket carrying a satellite into space due to failure of the communications systems. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said in a statement it had fired the SS-520 rocket at 0833 JST on Sunday at its Uchinoura Space Center in southern Japan. JAXA said it was unable to receive data from the rocket, which has fallen back to earth in a spot it had expected. The rocket, about 10 metres (35 feet) long and 50 centimeters (20 inches) in diameter, was carrying a 3-kg (6.6 lb), 35-centimetre satellite to take images of the earth and gather other data.
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