No int'l law basis for Taiwan to maintain so-called "diplomatic relations": FM

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi gives a press conference for the fifth session of China’s 12th National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2017. [Photo: Xinhua]

There is no basis in international law for the Taiwan region to establish or maintain so-called "diplomatic relations" with any country, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Wednesday at a press conference. 

"Since such relationships have no legitimacy, they will have no future," said Wang.