China said Monday that a US Congress act has interfered in its
internal affairs under the pretext of the Taiwan, human rights and
Tibet issues and expressed strong discontent and firm opposition.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao said the US Senate
and House of Representatives, regardless of the resolute opposition
of China, have recently passed the act on making appropriations for
foreign operations for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2001.
He
pointed out that the act contains anti-China provisions, grossly
interfering in China's internal affairs and undermining China's
interest under the pretext of the Taiwan, human rights and Tibet
issues.
China has lodged solemn representations to the US, the spokesman
said, adding that China urges the US to earnestly implement the
three Sino-US Joint Communiques and the basic norms of
international relations and to stop interfering in China's internal
affairs under the same pretext.
China also urges the US authorities to oppose the anti-China
provisions shrined in the act, and take effective measures to
prevent the act from becoming law.
(People's Daily 11/07/2000)