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14:54, July 06, 2007 |
China is consulting with other nations on the date for resumption of the Six-Party Talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said yesterday.
His remarks come amid speculations that the multilateral talks will reopen next week.
The six nations involved in the international talks are China, the United States, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Japan and Russia.
The ROK's Yonhap News Agency quoted diplomatic sources as saying yesterday that multilateral talks could reopen on July 14 in Beijing if Pyongyang shuts down its nuclear reactor next week; and the chances of that happening are "high".
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi visited Pyongyang earlier this week to discuss the resumption of talks.
Protest launched
Qin also said China has lodged a strong representation to the United States for allowing Taiwan leader Annette Lu Hsiu-lien to make transit stops in its territory.
"China's stance has been constant and clear, as we firmly oppose the United States having any official exchanges with Taiwan authorities in any form," he said.
It is reported that Lu made a transit stop on US territory earlier this week en route to three Latin American nations. She will also make a stopover on her way back.
"We strongly urge the US side to honor its commitments to the one-China policy, abide by the three Sino-US joint communiques and oppose 'Taiwan independence', prevent Lu from conducting any secessionist activities in the US in any name, and stop sending wrong signals to 'Taiwan independence' forces, so as to safeguard the stability across the Taiwan Straits and the overall situation of Sino-US relations," Qin added.
World Bank report
The spokesman denied a report which said China pressured the World Bank to cut data from an environmental report that allegedly found pollution cause about 750,000 premature deaths nationwide annually.
"The report you mentioned has not concluded yet and has not been released," Qin told reporters.
"There is no issue of the deletion of relevant data requested by China."
Source: China Daily
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