The remarks saying Taiwan is an independent sovereign state has no any legal ground, said Liu Jianchao, spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing Thursday.

"Relevant parties have signed a memorandum of understanding on the state of Taiwan in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting", Liu said, hoping that they could act in accordance with the principle of the memorandum.

A former official of Taiwan's "Executive Yuan" said during the APEC meeting that Taiwan is a country with independent sovereignty.

Liu said there is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory, and the government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legitimate government representing China.

This fact is acknowledged by most countries in the world and by majority member states of the United Nations, Liu added.

"We can not accept any remarks saying Taiwan is an independent sovereign state by any means, no matter it is made out of ignorance or some other political motives," Liu said.

Source: Xinhua