A spokesman for Chinese Foreign Ministry said Friday that the
remarks made by a senior staff at the?China's University of
National Defense were personal views.
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Reports said that Zhu Chenghu, a dean at the university, had told
reporters earlier that China would resort to nuclear weapons if
China and the United States got into military conflicts over the
Taiwan issue.
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Responding to inquiries about Zhu's remarks, the FM spokesman said
Zhu met with a visiting delegation of Hong Kong-based reporters
organized by the Better Hong Kong Foundation on Thursday.
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"Zhu had repeatedly emphasized that he would express personal views
on the issues that the reporters are interested in before they
started discussions," the spokesman said.
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The spokesman said the Chinese government's principles and stance
on the Taiwan issue have been consistent and clear.
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"We will firmly abide by the principles of peaceful reunification
and one country two systems and we will express the deepest
sincerity and?exert the greatest efforts to realize peaceful
reunification," the spokesman said.
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"We will never tolerate the 'Taiwan Independence,' neither will
we?allow anybody with any means to separate Taiwan from the
motherland," he said.
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The spokesman also said China has made it clear on many occasions
that properly handling the Taiwan issue is crucial to the healthy
and stable development of China-US ties.
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He said China appreciates US government's repeated commitments to
the one-China policy, adherence to the three Sino-US joint
communiques and opposition to the "Taiwan Independence."
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"We hope the Untied States will fulfill its commitments with
concrete actions and join efforts with China to maintain the peace
and stability across the Taiwan Straits," the spokesman said.
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He said China and the United States are currently dedicated to the
development of good, constructive and cooperative relations while
the?? mutual-beneficial cooperation between the two
countries in a broad range of fields has yielded?fruitful
results.
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"We firmly believe it is in the interests of both China and the
United States, as well as benefits the peace, stability and
development of the Asia Pacific region and the whole world, to
oppose the 'Taiwan Independence' and maintain the peace and
stability across the Taiwan Straits," he said.?
?(Xinhua News Agency July 16, 2005)