From the Washington Post (link):
China warned the United States on Tuesday against sending “false signals” to Taiwan by playing down a recent decision by the island to do away with the National Unification Council.
Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said Taiwan’s decision constituted an “open provocation” that required a tough response not only from China but also from other governments. In its announcement Feb. 27, Taiwan said that the council had “ceased to function” and that its set of guidelines for the eventual unification of Taiwan and China had “ceased to apply.”
