State Council, made the remarks when asked to comment on an agreement reached by the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives to include Taiwan-related content in the National Defense Authorization Act for 2023.
Zhu said that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, and the Taiwan question is a matter of China's internal affairs, which brook no external interference.
The U.S. move seriously breaches basic norms governing international relations, interferes in China's internal affairs, and violates the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-U.S. joint communiques, Zhu said.
Zhu urged the U.S. side to immediately cease "playing with fire" on the Taiwan question and cease any form of military contact with China's Taiwan region.
