Q: Recently, in compliance with the constitution of Somalia and United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758, the Federal Government of Somalia announced to ban travel documents issued by Taiwan authority holder for the purpose of entry into, transit through and departure from Somalia. What are your comments? 

A: There is but one China in the world, Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory, and the government of the People’s Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China. Taiwan is never a country, not in the past, and never in the future.

The "Taiwan independence" separatist forces blatantly engages secessionist movement in Somaliland region, which seriously threatens China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, interferes in Somalia’s internal affairs, and undermines peace and stability in the Horn of Africa.

The Chinese side firmly supports Somalia’s legitimate measure as a sovereignty country to safeguard its lawful rights and interests, and highly appreciates the Somalia’s substantial action of adhering to the one-China principle, a basic norm of international relations and broad consensus of the international community.

Somaliland is part of Somalia’s territory. China firmly supports the Somali federal government’s effort to safeguard national unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and firmly opposes the Taiwan authorities and Somaliland hosting each other’s institution or having any form of official interaction under any name or pretext.