Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Friday that China consistently and resolutely opposes any country having diplomatic relations with China signing agreements with the Taiwan region that carry sovereign implications or are of an official nature.

His remarks came after the United States and the Taiwan region clinched a trade deal on Thursday that cuts tariffs on many of the semiconductor powerhouse's exports and directs new investments in the US technology industry.

The US should earnestly abide by the one-China principle and the three joint communiques between China and the US, Guo said at daily news briefing.