FM Spokesman: China Disagrees with Bush Statements on 'Axis of Evil'

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FM Spokesman: China Disagrees with Bush Statements on 'Axis of Evil'

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China Thursday expresses disagreement with the comments by US President George W. Bush in his State of the Union speech which defined Iraq, Iran and Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) as the "axis of evil". (In Detail)

"The Chinese side is not in favor of using such terms in international relations," foreign ministry spokesman Kong Quan said.

"We always advocate... the principle of equality of all countries when dealing in state-to-state relations, otherwise it can only undermine the atmosphere for seeking resolution and harm the maintenance of world peace and stability," he said.

Kong also welcomed another part of Bush's speech which focused on strengthening China-US cooperation.

"We believe that the exchanges of cooperation between our two countries is in the interest of the two countries as well as for world peace and stability," said Kong.

In his address to Congress Tuesday, Bush singled out Iran, Iraq and DPRK as forming an "axis of evil", bluntly warning that they could soon become targets in the US-led war on terrorism.

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