Story highlights China views Taiwan as a renegade province"Everything is under negotiation, including 'One China,' " Trump said FridayWashington (CNN) China's Foreign Ministry firmly pushed back Saturday against President-elect Donald Trump's suggestion that the "One China" policy on Taiwan is negotiable, calling it the "political foundation" of the relationship between the US and China. China views Taiwan as a renegade province and, since 1979, the US has acknowledged Beijing's claim that Taiwan is part of China, with US-China relations governed by a set of protocols known as the "One China" policy. "The 'One China' principle is the political foundation of Sino-US relations and it is non-negotiable. ""The pledges include adopting the 'One China' policy, adhering to the principles in the three Sino-US joint communiques and properly handling the Taiwan issue. Only doing so would prevent the healthy and stable development of Sino-US relations as well as bilateral cooperation in major areas from being affected," Lu added.

Source: CNN January 14, 2017 17:48 UTC