Trump's act of fatuity hurts Sino-US ties

Not a single inch of Chinese territory can be separated from China, and any attempt to divide the nation will be crushed, President Xi Jinping said at the closing of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress, China's top legislature, on Tuesday.

We should continue to stick to the one-China principle and the 1992 Consensus, promote the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations, and expand the economic and cultural exchanges between the two sides so that both sides can avail of the opportunities created by the Chinese mainland's economic development, improve their well-being and advance the "peaceful reunification of the motherland", Xi said.

The message is clear: the mainland seeks peaceful and prosperous cross-Straits ties but only under the one-China principle, and it will not tolerate any secessionist moves.