US President George W. Bush indicated the United States will not change its
policy on Taiwan and will stick to backing the one-China policy in opposing
independence for Taiwan, President Hu Jintao told reporters yesterday after a
meeting with Bush.
Hu said the US president gave such assurances when
the two leaders met before the annual Asian-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC)
meeting in Bangkok, Thailand.
On the DPRK crisis, Bush said the United States highly appreciates China's
positive role in pushing for a peaceful resolution of the issue and supports the
Beijing talks process.
"We talked about how to advance the Beijing talks, how to achieve our mutual
goal, which is a weapons free peninsula, as well as addressing the security
concerns of North Korea within the context of the six-party talks,'' Bush said
when jointly meeting with the press after he and Hu held talks.
Hu told Bush that China appreciates the US repeating its commitment to solve
the nuclear issue through continuing peaceful dialogue. He added that China is
willing to step up consultation and co-operation with all parties.
