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China opposes Singapore deputy PM's Taiwan visit
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-07-12 08:05 China expressed strong dissatisfaction with and
protest against the visit by Lee Hsien Loong, deputy prime minister of
Singapore, to Taiwan, said Chinese Foreign Minist ry spokeswoman Zhang
Qiyue in Beijing on Sunday.
The Singaporean side should take full responsibilities for results from the
event, Zhang said.
Lee, neglecting China's repeated solemn representations, insisted on heading
for Taiwan for a so-called unofficial visit on July 10.
Zhang said the Taiwan issue is directly related to China's sovereignty and
territorial integrity and the Chinese government firmly opposes official
relations in any form between countries that have established diplomatic ties
with China and the Taiwan authorities.
The Singaporean leader hurts China's core interests, the political base
between the two countries and the feeling of 1.3 billion Chinese people, by
heading for Taiwan under any excuse, said the spokeswoman.
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