One China principle

Foreign policy of China One China principleSimplified Chinese一个中国原则Traditional Chinese一個中國原則TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinYīgè Zhōngguó yuánzéWade–GilesI-ko Chungkuo yüantseIPA[ǐkɤ ʈʂʊ́ŋkwǒ yǎntsɤ̌] The One China principle is the official position of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on the political status of Taiwan and cross-strait relations. The standard statement of the Government of the People's Republic of China on the One China Principle is as follows: There is only one China in the world. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. The government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China.The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the government of the People's Republic of China pursue Chinese unification based on this principle and have established it as a national policy through the CCP constitution, state constitution and the 2005 Anti-Secession Law. Guided by the principle, the government of the PRC opposes the Republic of China (Taiwan) from developing diplomatic relations with other countries in the world, or any relations of a state-to-state nature, a