The United States should honor its words, stop selling
sophisticated arms to Taiwan, explicitly oppose Taiwan's
provocative activities and send no more wrong signals to forces
advocating "Taiwan independence", said Chinese Foreign Ministry
Spokesman Liu Jianchao in Beijing Friday evening.
Only by doing so can the interests of both China and the United
States be safeguarded and peace and stability across the Taiwan
Straits be maintained, Liu said when asked by the press to comment
on the latest Taiwan-related speech made by a US deputy assistant
secretary of state.
Liu said the Chinese government adheres to the basic principles
of "peaceful reunification" and "one country, two systems", and no
one else in the world has a stronger desire than the Chinese people
themselves to resolve the Taiwan issue in peaceful means.
"We will not give up efforts for peace, but we will never put up
with 'Taiwan independence,' nor will we allow anyone to separate
Taiwan from China in any way. The Chinese government and people's
resolve to safeguard the national sovereignty and territorial
integrity stands firm and unwavering," Liu said.
He said the Chinese side has noted the relevant remarks of the
US official indicating that the United States does not support any
of Taiwan's efforts that will alter its present status or that will
lead to its "independence."
The US government has had explicit commitments on the Taiwan
question to the Chinese government, Liu said, noting that the US
side has solemnly stated in the three Sino-US joint communiques
that it has no intention to infringe on China's sovereignty or
territorial integrity, to interfere in China's internal affairs, or
to implement policies such as "two Chinas" or "one China, one
Taiwan."
Moreover, US leaders have time and again said they are against
"Taiwan independence", Liu said, urging the US side to honor its
words.
(Xinhua News Agency November 22, 2003)