The Chinese Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday took a swipe at Taiwan's top envoy after he suggested that the "One China" principle South Korea has committed to respect could refer to Taiwan rather than Beijing. The embassy issued the statement a day after Chiou Gow-wei, the head of the Taiwanese mission to South Korea, made such remarks at a forum hosted by a lawmaker of the main opposition People Power Party. When asked by Yonhap News Agency about President Lee Jae Myung having reaffirmed his country's respect for China's One China policy in an interview with Chinese media, Chiou said it "may not necessarily mean the People's Republic of China," calling Beijing by its official name. Chiou said it could refer to the Republic of China, Taiwan's official name. "The remarks were sheer nonsense and not only violated recognized norms governing international relations, but also challenged South Korea's commitment to the One China principle pledged in the China-South Korea joint communique on the establishment of diplomatic relations," an embassy spokesperson said in the statement. "Both China and Sou