Let us not forget ...

China will settle for nothing less than unification under the PRC banner.

China's foreign minister Thursday warned the U.S. on Taiwan, saying that Beijing will never compromise despite easing cross-strait tensions.

Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (楊潔箎) issued his warning in a speech in Washington, where he nonetheless called for greater cooperation with President Barack Obama's administration despite recent rows.

"I want to stress that no matter how the situation across the Taiwan Strait may evolve, we will never waiver in our commitment to the one China principle and will never compromise our opposition to 'Taiwan independence,' 'two Chinas' or 'one China, one Taiwan,'" he said.