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FM meets Powell at ASEAN forum
(China Daily)
Updated: 2004-07-03 01:23
Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing met US Secretary of State Colin Powell
on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional
Forum security talks here on Friday, focusing on current Sino-US relations.
On the issue of US weapon sales to Taiwan, Li said the Taiwan issue concerns
the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China as well as the feelings of
the 1.3 billion Chinese people.
To adhere to the one-China policy and the principles of the three Sino-US
joint communiques is the political basis for the sound development of Sino-US
relations, the Chinese foreign minister said.
"We are consistently opposed to the so-called Taiwan Relations Act and US'
selling of weapons to Taiwan under any pretext," he stressed.
Powell said the United States attaches importance to the positions and
concerns of China. He noted that US President George W. Bush had repeatedly
reiterated the one-China policy and would not support Taiwan independence
activities in any form.
This US position will not change, Powell said.
Both sides also exchanged views on the fight against terrorism and the
nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsular.
Li and Powell both expressed their respective government's readiness to keep
close contacts and make joint efforts to further enhance
exchanges.
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