PLA Chief of General Staff Meets Kazakstan GuestsFu Quanyou, Chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) met Tuesday with S.B. Tokpakbayev, Minister of Defense of Kazakstan, and his party.Fu, also a member of the Central Military Commission, said that the peoples of the two countries enjoy traditional friendship. He noted that the friendly cooperative relations between the two countries in various fields have been developing smoothly since Kazakstan became an independent country, adding that the relations between the two armed forces have also experienced steady development. Fu said that he believes Tokpakbayev's China tour will further the mutual understanding between the two countries and their armed forces. He briefed the guests on China's military building and reiterated the Chinese government's consistent position on the Taiwan issue. He said that the PLA is determined to safeguard state sovereignty and territorial integrity with confidence, capability and effective means. The PLA will never tolerate and sit idly by and watch any attempt to split the motherland, Fu stressed. Tokpakbayev said that the two-way high-level contacts in recent years have laid a solid foundation for the development of friendly ties between the two countries. He said that he hopes the two countries will continue to develop friendly cooperation in various fields. He pointed out that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China and that the Kazakstan government adheres to the "One China" position. Kui Fulin, PLA deputy chief of the General Staff, and Kuanysh Sultanovich Sultanov, Kazakstan ambassador to China, were among those attending the meeting. |
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