https://www.scmp.com/rss/512669/feed Qin Gang was China's foreign minister and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the United States. Before that, he was posted to the UK and served as spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry, director-general of the Information Department and the Protocol Department, assistant minister and vice-minister of foreign affairs. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The one-China principle has been the bedrock of China-US relations as well as peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. This bedrock, however, is in peril like never before. Taiwan has been part of China since ancient times. General Zheng Chenggong is remembered as a national hero for taking back Taiwan from Dutch colonists 360 years ago. Cheng Kung University in Taiwan was named to honour him. I remember that right after I assumed the ambassadorship, a Taiwan veteran in his 90s told me he... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3179215/one-china-principle-bedrock-peace-across-taiwan-strait?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3179215/one-china-principle-bedrock-peace-across-taiwan-strait?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 May 2022 06:15:17 +0000