BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- One must, whether an individual or a country, have principles when interacting with others. For China, the One China principle is one of the foremost preconditions for building formal ties with other countries.
The principle, which holds that there is only one China and Taiwan is an indispensable part of China, has once again been challenged by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in an impulsive manner.
During his interview with Fox News Sunday, Trump said, "I don't know why we have to be bound by a one China policy, unless we make a deal with China having to do with other things, including trade."
The inappropriate rhetoric came just days after Trump had a phone call with Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen, breaking decades of U.S. diplomatic policy.
China hopes to closely work with the upcoming U.S. administration to build a new type of major country relations. However, benign interaction between the world's two biggest economies can only be achieved on the basis of mutual respect and their political commitments, and the One China principle is one of them.
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