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Spokesman Refutes 'One-Chinese' Remark

The spokesman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office has criticized the "one-Chinese" remark by Annette Lu of Taiwan, saying her real meaning is to replace the one-China principle with "one nation, two Chinese states". He reiterated that the one-China principle is the base for improving and developing cross-straits relations.


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The spokesman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office has criticized the "one-Chinese" remark by Annette Lu of Taiwan, saying her real meaning is to replace the one-China principle with "one nation, two Chinese states".

Zhang Mingqing, the spokesman, made the comment Wednesday at news briefing by the office. He reiterated that the one-China principle is the base for improving and developing cross-straits relations.

He said Annette Lu's remark was not well-meant and would not help to improve cross-straits ties, but instead, it would damage relations and create new tensions.

Annette Lu will have to give up her separatist stance before she is allowed to visit the mainland, Zhang said. There is no obstacle to members of the Taiwan-based Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) visiting the mainland, if they can adopt a "proper status", he noted.

The official welcomed Taiwan's recent decision to open its market to some farm products and services from the mainland. He welcomed Taiwan students to the mainland to study.



The One-China Principle and the Taiwan Issues

The One-China Principle is the foundation stone for the Chinese government's policy on Taiwan. On Comrade Deng Xiaoping's initiative, the Chinese government has, since 1979, adopted the policy of peaceful reunification and gradually evolved the scientific concept of "one country, two systems." On this basis, China established the basic principle of "peaceful reunification, and one country, two systems." >>details





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