Yang urges U.S. to stop meddling in China´s internal affairs

Source: Xinhua | 03-12-2009 12:53

WASHINGTON, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Wednesday urged the United States to stop meddling in China's internal affairs through the Tibet issue.

During his talks with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Yang reaffirmed the principled position of the Chinese government on Tibet-related issues, expressing the Chinese side's resolute opposition and strong indignation over some recent statements made by the U.S. administration and over the adoption on Wednesday by the U.S. House of Representatives of a resolution on Tibet introduced by a handful of anti-China U.S. congressmen.

The minister stressed that the Tibet issue is vital to China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, urging the U.S. side to respect China's position and concerns on the issue and take effective steps to clear up any negative ramifications of the wrong words and deeds by the U.S. side.

As to the Taiwan issue, Yang briefed Clinton of the recent developments in cross-Straits relations. He reiterated China's principled position on the issue and expressed hope that the U.S. side will keep its relevant promises, handle the issue properly and with caution, and support the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations with concrete actions.

Clinton, for her part, said that the U.S. side firmly supports the one-China policy. She welcomed and expressed support for the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations.

Editor:Liu Anqi