Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Taiwan is part of China and the Taiwan question is China's internal affair, while resolving the Taiwan question is a matter for the Chinese ourselves, which shall be decided by the Chinese and brooks no foreign interference, said the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday, refuting US President Joe Biden's view that China now faces economic challenges to keep it from "invading" the Taiwan region.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks during a regular press conference on Monday.

Speaking of the relations between China and Vietnam, Mao said that Vietnam has stressed on multiple occasions that growing the China-Vietnam comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership is its diplomatic priority and a top priority in the country's foreign affairs.

The Chinese side believes that the development of bilateral relations should not target any third party or harm regional peace, stability, development and prosperity, Mao noted.

"We ask the US to respect regional countries' shared aspiration for stability, cooperation and development, abide by basic norms governing international relations, discard the hegemonic and Cold War mentality when dealing with relations with Asian countries," said Mao.

Global Times