Tang highlights Taiwan question
( 2003-07-29 07:02) (Xinhua)
State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan Monday told a former US official that China and
the United States should "earnestly'' address the problems in their bilateral
relations, especially those relating to the Taiwan question.
Tang was
speaking to Samuel Berger, a former national security adviser to the president
of the United States under Bill Clinton.
He said the Chinese Government
adheres to the basic principles of "peaceful reunification'' and "one country,
two systems.'' It will try its best "with the utmost sincerity'' to realize
peaceful reunification, he added.
However, the Taiwan authorities have
not yet accepted the one-China principle and have spared no effort in carrying
out separatist activities both inside and outside Taiwan, Tang said.
He
expressed the hope that the United States would honour the commitment it made
that it would abide by the one-China policy, stop selling advanced weapons to
Taiwan and stop raising the level of US-Taiwan relations. Tang said he hoped
Washington would not encourage Taiwan separatists in their attempts to split
China.
Berger said he understood the sensitivity of the Taiwan question and
supported the one-China policy.
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