ISLAMABAD: Pakis­tan on Friday reiterated that it regarded Taiwan as an inalienable part of China.

“Pakistan and China are iron-clad friends and all-weather strategic cooperative partners. We reiterate our consistent support to China on all matters of its core interests, including Taiwan,’’ Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said in reply to media queries about Pakistan’s response to “developments in the Taiwan Strait”.

“We will continue to adhere to the One-China principle and regard Taiwan as an inalienable part of China,” he said in a statement. The FO spokesperson had made similar remarks during Thursday’s press briefing in response to a question regarding the sale of arms to Taiwan by the United States.

China claims Taiwan as its own territory, while the latter rejects the former’s claims.

Although the FO statement issued on Friday did not make a specific mention of the exact developments it was referring to, it comes after China completed military drills aro­und Taiwan that inclu­ded live-fire exercises ai­med at simulating a block­ade of key ports and assaults on maritime targets.

“The reunification of our motherland, a trend of the times, is unstoppable,” Chi­n­ese President Xi Jinping said in his New Year message from Beijing. A spokesperson for Peo­ples Liberation Army said it had “successfully completed” the drills, code-named “Justice Mission 2025”.

The US State Depa­rtment had on Thursday said the Chinese war gam­es around Taiwan “unnecessarily” spiked tensions in the region, calling on Beijing to “cease its military pressure”.

“China’s military activities and rhetoric towards Taiwan and others in the region increase tensions unne­cessarily. We urge Beijing to exercise restr­aint, cease its military pressure against Taiwan, and instead engage in meaningful dialogue,” State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said in a statement.

Published in Dawn, January 3rd, 2026