Bloomberg: On Tuesday, Biden told reporters that Taiwan makes its own decisions and is independent. He later said that “we are not encouraging independence, but that we're not going to change our policy at all. We're encouraging them to do exactly what the Taiwan Act requires. That's what we're doing. Let them make up their mind. Period.” Does China have any comment on these comments?

Zhao Lijian: Regarding the two Presidents’ discussion about the Taiwan question in their virtual meeting, I already briefed you on the situation yesterday. China also released a readout on the meeting.

I want to stress that what the US should abide by is the one-China principle and the three China-US Joint Communiqués, which are important political consensus between China and the US and the political foundation of Chine-US ties. Both the so-called "Taiwan Relations Act" and the "Six Assurances", concocted by some forces in the US, contravene the three China-US Joint Communiqués. In essence, they place US domestic law above international obligations and are illegal and invalid.