Reuters: Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham said today in his meeting with Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen that the US will start to make China pay “a greater price for what they are doing all over the world”, including what he described as never-ending cyber attacks on the Taiwanese people and its economy. What is Chinese response to these remarks?

Zhao Lijian: I stated China’s solemn position on US lawmakers’ visit to Taiwan yesterday. China firmly opposes any form of official interaction between the US and the Taiwan region. Members of the US Congress should act in consistence with the US government’s one-China policy. The US side should abide by the one-China principle and the stipulations of the three China-US joint communiqués, stop official exchanges with Taiwan and avoid making irresponsible remarks. The Chinese side will continue to take strong measures to resolutely safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity. I believe you have all noticed the statement released by the PLA Eastern Theater Command. The relevant moves by the Chinese army are a countermeasure to the US negative actions recently, including the lawmakers’ visit to Taiwan.