China firmly opposes that the United States sent congratulations
to the Taiwan authority after the announcement of the election
results by Taiwan electoral institution, said Chinese Foreign Ministry
spokesman Kong Quan in Beijing Saturday morning.
Kong made the remarks in response to a question that the US
White House spokesman expressed congratulations to the Taiwan
authority after the electoral institution of Taiwan announced the
election results Friday.
Kong said China firmly opposes the wrong deeds by the US, which
has violated the three China-US joint communiques and interfered in
China's internal affairs.
He said there is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is part
of China. The US government had time and again committed itself to
adhering to the "one-China" policy, abiding by the three China-US
joint communiques and opposing any words or activities of the
Taiwan authority to change the status quo of Taiwan or to move
The US government should honor its words, he said.
(Xinhua News Agency March 27, 2004)