Chen Shui-bian Cannot Attend Shanghai's APEC Meeting: FM SpokesmanChinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhu Bangzao said on September 27 at a news conference that in accordance with related regulations and practices, Chen Shui-bian cannot attend the Shanghai APEC meeting.Zhu said that we have notified the Taipei side that we will send a formal invitation after Taipei selects a right person to attend the meeting. Zhu said that in the APEC memorandum of understanding, there is an explicit stipulation, we will handle related problems concerning Taipei's participation in the APEC meeting according to this stipulation. By PD Online staff member Li Yan |
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