U.S. Sticks to One-China Policy: PowellU.S. State Secretary Colin Powell said here Wednesday that the Bush administration will stick to the one-China policy on the basis of the principles of the three U.S.-China joint communiques.Powell, while meeting with Li Zhaoxing, the outgoing Chinese ambassador to the United States, said that the new U.S. government attaches great importance to U.S.-China relations and is willing to strengthen cooperation and friendship with China. Li Zhaoxing, who went to the State Department to bid farewell to Powell, said that a stable, sound relationship between China and the U.S. is not only in the interests of the two countries and their peoples, but also conducive to peace, stability and development of the world. Li expressed his hope that the China-U.S. relations will further develop on the basis of the principles of the three China-U.S. joint communiques. Reiterating China's consistent policy of resolving the Taiwan issue -- "peaceful reunification" and "one country, two systems," the Chinese ambassador expressed his hope that the new U.S. government will stick to the one-China policy, and abide by the principles of the three China-U.S. joint communiques and the relevant promises. Li urged the United States to deal with arms sale to Taiwan prudently and appropriately and explicitly support the peaceful reunification of China. The two sides also exchanged views on China's accession to the World Trade Organization, the National Missile Defense System, the Theater Missile Defense System, and "Falun Gong." On Tuesday, the Chinese ambassador also bid farewell to eight U.S. senators including Craig Thomas and Dianne Feinstein. |
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