Sri Lanka has reaffirmed its commitment to the one-China principle.
According to a joint statement issued by Sri Lanka and China following the completion of President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s four-day visit, Sri Lanka has once again recognized that the government of the China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory, and reiterated that it supports the efforts by the Chinese Government to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and opposes any form of “Taiwan independence.”
The statement added that Sri Lanka reiterated that it will never allow any separatist activity against China on Sri Lanka’s soil.
Meanwhile, the joint statement noted that the Chinese side reaffirmed its commitment to the principle of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness and the foreign policy of forging friendship and partnership in the neighbourhood.
It added, China firmly supports Sri Lanka in upholding its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, respects and supports Sri Lanka’s independent choice of development path that suits its national conditions.