All countries maintaining diplomatic relations
with China have, in
conformity with international law and
the principle of one China,
undertaken in formal
agreement or understanding with the Chinese
Government not to establish any ties of an official nature
with
Taiwan. According to international law, a
sovereign state can only
be represented by a single
central government. All the countries
maintaining
diplomatic relations with China have recognized that the
Central People's Government of the People's
Republic of China is the
sole legal government
representing the whole of China, and also
recognized or
respected the position of China that there is only one
China in the world and Taiwan is a part of China.
Therefore, as a
part of China, Taiwan has no right
whatsoever to represent China,
nor can it establish
"diplomatic ties" or enter into relations of an
official nature with foreign countries.