Q: It is reported that a ROK court recently had the first trial of the case involving the Chinese citizen Liu Qiang. Reports say that the Chinese Embassy had an active hand in finding good defending lawyers for Liu. Please confirm. What is China's attitude to the progress of the case?
A: The Chinese Foreign Ministry has been following closely the case of Liu Qiang. Consular officials from the Chinese Embassy attended the trial and provided necessary assistance to Liu Qiang such as recommending lawyers to him. China's position on the case is clear and consistent. China hopes and believes that the ROK side will handle the case in a fair and proper manner.
Q: It is reported that South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal ruled recently that the South African government's delay of granting visa to Dalai last year was illegal. What is China's comment?
A: We have noticed relevant reports. I would like to reiterate that Dalai is a political exile who has long been engaged in splitting China in the name of religion. He has never stopped "Tibet independence" separatist activities. The Chinese government is firmly opposed to Dalai's trip to any country for activities aimed at splitting China in any capacity or name.
Q: Indian National Security Advisor Menon will visit China next week and co-chair with State Councilor Dai Bingguo the informal meeting between the Chinese and Indian Special Representatives for the Boundary Question. Please brief us on relevant information. Does China expect fresh progress of the negotiation on China-India boundary question?
A: We will release information in a timely fashion on the informal meeting between the Special Representatives.
The border areas between China and India have maintained peace and stability in general for many years. The two countries have reached a lot of common ground on settling the boundary question through consultation in a peaceful and friendly manner and achieved positive progress in the meeting of Special Representatives for the Boundary Question. China is ready to press ahead with the negotiation on China-India boundary question in the spirit of peace, friendship, equal consultation, mutual respect and mutual understanding and seek a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution. Pending the final settlement, China is willing to work with India to jointly uphold peace and stability in the border areas between China and India.
Q: How does China see its current relations with India?
A: At present, China-India strategic partnership of cooperation has maintained a good momentum of sound and stable development, with frequent high-level exchanges, major breakthroughs in economic cooperation and active people-to-people and cultural exchanges. As leaders of China and India said, the world is big enough for their cooperation and common development.
As the two major developing countries with the world's largest populations, both China and India face important opportunities for development and share a lot of common interests. The two countries should take a long-term perspective and further explore their potential to deepen cooperation across the board for common development and the well-being of the two peoples.
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