China Calls on US to Stop Interfering in Its Internal Affairs

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China Calls on US to Stop Interfering in Its Internal Affairs

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China has called on the United States to keep its commitments and stop interfering in China's internal affairs by using the Taiwan issue, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue Tuesday.

Zhang said at a news conference that the United States should abide by the "one China" policy and adhere to the three Sino-U.S. joint communiques.

Zhang said, during U.S. President George W. Bush's visit to China, the two sides achieved many consensus and agreed to keep high level contacts and exchanges for the advancement of a relationship of constructive cooperation between the two countries.

However, Zhang said, within the one-month period of time after Bush's visit, the U.S. side several times acted in a way which interfered in China's internal affairs and could have damaged Sino-U.S. relations.

The Chinese side demands the U.S. side seriously take the solemn representations on these issues made by the Chinese side, said the spokeswoman.

She stressed that the Taiwan issue, which relates to China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, is an essential and extremely important issue and is at the heart of Sino-U.S. relations. Any act to trample upon the three Sino-U.S. joint communiques could result in a "very unfavorable" impact on relations between the two countries.

Commentary: Never Impose on Others What You Hate to Be Imposed Upon

As recently as in late February, China and the United States enjoyed a thaw in bilateral relations when U.S. President George W. Bush visited China and both sides also marked the 30th anniversary of the landmark Shanghai Communique. However, since the beginning of March, what the U.S. government has done with regard to bilateral ties is putting them in jeopardy with its erroneous move.

In March, the U.S. government allowed Tang Yiau-ming, Taiwan's so-called "defense minister," to visit the United States to attend the U.S.-Taiwan defense talks.

In all the three Sino-U.S. joint communiques -- The Shanghai Communique, Joint Communique on the Establishment of Sino-U.S. Diplomatic Relations and Sino-U.S. Joint Communique on the U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan -- the United States commits itself to pursuing the one-China policy, acknowledging that Taiwan is part of China. In Detail

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