China Opposes Foreign Interference in Taiwan IssueChina is resolutely opposed to any foreign powers trying to interfere in China's settlement of the Taiwan issue, Chinese vice-premier Qian Qichen said in Beijing Monday.The Taiwan issue is entirely China's internal affairs and should be settled by the Chinese themselves, Qian stated at a forum marking the sixth anniversary of the issuance of the Eight- Point Proposals on Peaceful Reunification of the Motherland, put forward by Chinese President Jiang Zemin. The realization of China's reunification will benefit the stability and development of the Asia-Pacific region and will make greater contribution to peace and development of the world as a whole in the new century, Qian said. China hopes that all big powers that hold great responsibility for the cause of peace of the world earnestly abide by international laws and the basic principles governing international relations, implement their commitments made to the Chinese government on the Taiwan issue and should not do anything that would lead to the tension of the relations across the Taiwan Straits. The peace-loving Chinese people brook no foreign powers to obstruct or undermine China's peaceful reunification process, the vice-premier stressed. |
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