China urges US to stop arms sales to Taiwan
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-04-15 22:20

China firmly opposed US arms sales to Taiwan, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan Thursday at the regular press conference.

He said that during US Vice President Dick Cheney's visit to China, Chinese leaders including Chinese President Hu Jintao, Chairman of the Central Military Commission Jiang Zemin and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao had all stated China's firm stance on the issue and urged the US side to stop arms sales to Taiwan and sending incorrect signals to the forces for "Taiwan Independence".

Kong quoted Cheney as saying that the US side had realized the importance of the Taiwan issue to the Sino-US relations and the United States would adhere to the one-China policy based on the three joint communiques between China and the United States.

Cheney also said the United States would not support Taiwan's "independence" or any unilateral actions to change the status quo of the two sides of the Taiwan Straits, Kong added.