Recent reports in the Chinese media indicate that the US
Republican Party, during its August 30-September 2 convention, is
likely to adopt again its 2000 platform on Taiwan and related
issues. The platform states that China is a strategic competitor of
the US rather than a partner, and that although the US recognizes
that there is only one China, it will sell?arms to Taiwan.
China firmly opposes any words or deeds that go against the
principles of the three Sino-US joint communiqués, said Foreign
Ministry spokesman Kong Quan at a Beijing press conference on
Sunday.
Kong said that proper handling of the Taiwan issue is key to the
development of a constructive and cooperative Sino-US partnership.
The three joint communiqués are the political basis for Sino-US
ties.
The one-China policy is a consensus reached by both the
Republican and Democratic parties of the United States, and is also
the commitment made by all the previous US governments, Kong
noted.
(Xinhua News Agency August 30, 2004)