USA: Don't Play Tyrant by Relying on Your StrengthAfter the new US government assumed office, it has carried out provocation by incessantly creating disturbances in China-US relations. Recently, it has granted high-standard receptions to the sensitive figures from China's Taiwan and Tibet who went to the United States for activities, this cannot but arouse the serious concern of the Chinese government and people.On May 7, the Dalai Lama went to the United States for activities. On May 23, i.e., the day marking the 50th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet, US President George W. Bush met with Dalai at the presidential residence. At the same time, in defiance of the serious representations of the Chinese side, the United States insisted on allowing Chen Shuibian's "transit " to New York. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Chen Shuibian carried out a series of open activities, he met with the mayor, visited a stock exchange and a museum, met with pro-Taiwan US congressmen, etc. This is not the first time that Taiwan leaders were in transit to the United States. But the time and scope of activity in previous transits were subjected to strict restriction. This time, however, Chen Shuibian's transit surpassed previous ones in terms of time and scope of activity. During the Dalai Lam's activities in the United States, the US Congress first put forward a so-called "2001 Tibet policy act", then, the State Department appointed the third "special coordinator in charge of Tibetan affairs". Be it Taiwan or Tibet, both are inalienable part of Chinese territory, the Taiwan issue and the Tibet issue are purely China's internal affairs, no country has the right to interfere in. All countries with normal diplomatic relations with China are aware that meddling in the Taiwan issue and the Tibet issue is a challenge to China's sovereignty, and implies damaging the political foundation for their relations with China. The China-US relations are based on the three joint comuniques. In these documents, the United States has made promises in white and black regarding the one-China principle and the Taiwan issue. At present, the new US government brazenly goes back on its promises and wantonly intervenes in China's internal affairs, the Chinese government and people express strong dissatisfaction with and resolute opposition to this. After the new US government took office, it changed the Sino-US "constructive strategic partnership" defined by the Clinton administration into "adversary relationship". In the Sino-US plane collision incident, the new US government treated the matter in a peremptory style, later, in brazen violation of the "August 17" communique, it sold large quantities of high-performance weapons to Taiwan. People cannot help asking: Where does the new US government want to lead the China-US relations to? After the new US government took office, although it had made the remark that the United States should be "modest", in reality, however, the sentiment of the United States "regarding itself as the No.1 authority" has undergone undesirable extension, its unilateral way of handling affairs is going rampant. China hopes to live on friendly terms with the United States, but if the United States sets itself against China in all aspects, China is left with no other choice. The United States has the habit of playing tyrant by relying on its strength, while China has the tradition of fearing no ghost, not believing in heresy, nor quailing at the strong. This article, written by Wen Yun, is published in the Column "International Forum" on Page 3 of People's Daily May 25. |
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