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March 22, 2005
Rice Lectures China on Anti-Secession Law
An Agence France Press (AFP) report in todays issue of The China Post of Taiwan says "U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Monday [March 21, 2005] urged China to reduce tensions in the Taiwan Strait, saying an anti-secession law was not welcome and unhelpful for any eventual reunification."
"The anti-secession law was not a welcome development because anything that is unilateral that increases tensions, which clearly the anti-secession law did increase tensions, is not good," Ms. Rice told journalists after talks with Chinese leaders, according to AFP. Ms. Rice, according to the wire service, added: "I did talk to my Chinese counterparts about hopefully taking measures in the wake of this anti-secession law, taking measures that would demonstrate a willingness to reduce tensions in the cross-strait environment."
"We are not pleased when either side does anything unilaterally to either try to change the status quo or that increases tensions." lecturing China on unilateralism sounds hypocritical coming from an administration known for its unilateralist policy on international affairs. Here's more.
Posted by Munir Umrani at March 22, 2005 03:14 AM
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