PLA Daily 2005-06-15
BEIJING, June 14 (Xinhuanet) -- China always opposes Dalai Lama's political
activities under any name and in any country, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said
Tuesday. Spokesman Liu Jianchao's comment was made at a regular conference
in reply to a reporter's question on Dalai Lama's recent visit to Sweden.
"We hope the relevant country can adhere to the promises of upholding
one-China policy and opposing Tibet independence to prevent the bilateral
relations from being endangered," said Liu.
"The Dalai Lama is a politician in exile disguised as a religious
figure, and engages in separatist activities against China, and Chinese
government has expressed the concerns over the issue to the Swedish government,"
Liu said.
However, Liu noted that the dialogue between China and Dalai Lama is
always open so long as the Dalai Lama "truly gives up advocating Tibet
independence" and declares in public that he recognizes Tibet and Taiwan are
inalienable parts of China.
"Then we shall contact him for negotiations," Liu said.
EU arms embargo
China demands that the European Union "observe its political
commitment" and lift arms embargo against China as soon as possible, said Liu
Jianchao Tuesday.
Liu said that the EU has made a political commitment to China on this
issue and that the EU also understands China's stance. China demands that the EU
lift arms embargo and pay attention to "ending political discrimination against
China," so as to remove the last obstacle in Sino-EU relations, he said.
"We don't focus on importing more weapons from the EU," Liu said.
Liu said that China and the EU are strategic and cooperative partners,
and he hopes the two sides can develop relations on the basis of peaceful
coexistence and mutual respect.
FM's visit to 5 Middle East nations
Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing will pay an official visit to Jordan,
Palestine, Israel, Syria and Lebanon from June 17 to 26, during which he will
discuss bilateral relations and international and regional issues with leaders
of the five nations, said Liu.
China is expected to sign economic and trade cooperation agreements
with five Middle East countries during Li's upcoming tour of the region.
China and the five nations have maintained sound relations and
cooperation in all fields has witnessed new progress, Liu said, expressing the
belief that Li's visit will further promote the relationships.
Six-party talks & ROK PM's China trip
ROK Prime Minister Lee Hae-Chan will pay an official visit to China
from June 21 to 23 at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao, Liu
announced.
China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) will have an in-depth exchange of
views on the six-party talks and the nuclear issue in the Korean peninsular
during the ROK prime minister's visit, said Liu.
"Both China and the ROK are participants of the six-party talks, and
China values the important role the ROK has been playing for the talks as well
as its efforts to solve the nuclear issue in the Korean peninsular," he said.
This is Lee Hae-Chan's first visit to China since he became prime
minister, Liu said, adding that during the visit Lee will meet and hold talks
with Wen, Chinese President Hu Jintao and top legislator Wu Bangguo.
Liu said China and the ROK have maintained sound relations with a
frequent exchange of high-level visits and deepening political trust. The two
countries have enjoyed close economic cooperation. The trade volume between the
two countries exceeded 90 billion US dollars last year and the personnel
exchanges hit 3.5 million, he said.
"The growth of Sino-ROK relations have brought substantial benefits to
the people of both nations, and we feel happy for it," Liu said.
Liu said China values its relationship with the ROK and will continue
to push forward the comprehensive, cooperative partnership and close cooperation
in safeguarding regional peace and stability.
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