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China Opposes US, Taiwan Military Exchanges

The Chinese government is strongly displeased and firmly opposes military exchanges and cooperation between the United States and Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said Friday.

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The Chinese government is strongly displeased and firmly opposes military exchanges and cooperation between the United States and Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said Friday.

Kong made the remark in response to a visit to Taiwan by a Pentagon official to discuss anti-missile cooperation and US weapons sales to the island.

Military exchanges and cooperation between the United States and Taiwan violated the principles of the communique signed on Aug.17, 1982, and pledges made by the US side, Kong said.

Warning that this move would send the wrong signals to Taiwan independence forces, Kong urged the United States to clearly recognize the damage it could cause on such a sensitive issue.

The US should adhere to the pledges it has made on the Taiwan issue to avoid impairing its relations with China, said Kong.

China opposes US support for Taiwan's participation in WHO

The Chinese government firmly opposes a bill passed by the US House of Representatives on March 11 to support Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization (WHO), Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said Friday.

Kong said that as part of China, Taiwan was unqualified to join the WHO or assume observer status at the World Health Assembly because members of the global body were sovereign states.

Since 1997, the assembly had rejected several proposals for Taiwan to take part in the WHO, he noted.

The bill, violating the norm of international law and the principles of three Sino-US joint communiques, interfered China's internal affairs and was doomed to fail, he said.

The Chinese government had made solemn representations to the US government about the bill, he stressed.

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