US Denounced for Containing China with Taiwan IssuePatriotic overseas Chinese residing in southern California of the US held a symposium on Sino-US relations and relations across the Taiwan Straits.They strongly condemned the US for its vicious intention to impede China's reunification and contain China with the Taiwan issue. They pointed out that China's reunification is an inevitable trend, which no other countries can block. Professor Zhang Wenji noted that all the previous US governments retained a general principle in their policy concerning China, that is, all everything possible to impede China in developing and becoming strong. Therefore, they tried to impair China's reunification, lest that China will become more powerful after reunification, he noted. Wang Ziqing, member of the American Society for Strategic Studies of China, said that out of consideration of own strategic interests, the US government contains China with the Taiwan issue. He continued: "After Bush took office, the US government's policy on China has changed from 'engagement' in the past to today's 'siege and interception', in an attempt to besiege and contain China and with an ulterior motive. " Wang Zhongchang, chairman of the Society for the Book of Changes in Los Angeles, said that after Bush came into power, all his acts indicate that he is eager to show the muscle of US hegemony, which is totally unacceptable to the Chinese people. The participants also strongly denounced the forces advocating "Taiwan Independence" for their evil acts to split the motherland. Wang Jianbo, president of the Qingdao Fellow Provincials Association, said that the Taiwan authorities should be aware that spending a huge amount of money on arms and resisting reunification can only have one result, that is, weaken themselves and damage the interests of the Taiwan people. "Pursuing 'Taiwan Independence' will certainly get nowhere," he said. Li Huiying, president of the Symposium of Cross-Straits Relations, said that Lee Teng-hui and his followers advocating "Taiwan Independence" deserve severe punishment. All the participants expressed their sincere wish that China will realize reunification as early as possible and become more prosperous and stronger. |
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