Sunday, March 20, 2005

China Head Warns Rice on Taiwan

BBC

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has held talks in China on the final leg of her six-nation Asian tour.
President Hu Jintao told Ms Rice that its new law designed to limit Taiwan's independence ambitions promoted "peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits".


Washington has opposed the move, but Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, whom she also met on Sunday, told her he hoped the US would respect the law.
The US also hopes to persuade China to help curb North Korean nuclear plans.

The Bush administration wants China to do more to force North Korea to halt its nuclear programme and come back to the negotiating table.
Ms Rice will hold more talks in Beijing on Monday.

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