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China Hopes USA to Help "Curb" Taiwan's Independence - Foreign Minister

Posted on: Wednesday, 16 November 2005, 12:00 CST

Text of report by reporters Zhang Dacheng and Zhu Yunlong by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)

Pusan, ROK [South Korea], 16 November: On 16 November, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, who is attending the 17th APEC Ministerial Meeting in Pusan, the Republic of Korea [ROK], met with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Li Zhaoxing said: Recently Sino-US ties have developed steadily, and the two countries' mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields has been very fruitful. US President Bush will visit China in a few days. Leaders of the two countries will have in-depth exchanges of views on Sino-US ties and major regional and international issues. China is willing to make joint efforts with the United States to vigorously implement the consensuses reached by leaders of the two countries, enhance exchanges and mutual trust, expand consensuses and cooperation, and constructively and appropriately deal with differences between the two sides so as to comprehensively advance the Sino-US constructive and cooperative ties [Chinese: jian she xing he zuo guan xi] in the 21st century.

Li Zhaoxing pointed out: Properly dealing with Taiwan issue is the key to ensuring a steady development of Sino-US ties. We appreciate the United States' repeated reiterations that it upholds the one-China policy, that it abides by the three Sino-US joint communiques, and that it opposes "Taiwan independence." We hope the United States will work together with China to oppose and curb [e zhi] "Taiwan independence" and to safeguard peace in the Taiwan Strait and the overall Sino-US ties.

Rice said: As a big developing country, China has been playing an increasingly important role in international affairs. The United States attaches great importance to its ties with China and hopes to maintain high-level exchanges with China. President Bush is looking forward to his upcoming visit to China and meetings with Chinese leaders.

Rice reiterated the United States' adherence to the one-China policy, stressing that this policy will remain unchanged.

Li and Rice also discussed issues including the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula. They said that they would make joint efforts to maintain the momentum of the Beijing six-party talks, and to increase communications and coordination in this regard.

Source: BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific

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