Qin Gang, spokesman of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, on Friday urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to stop
official contacts with Taiwan.
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Qin made the remark when asked to comment on the UAE's allowing
Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian to pass through its territory.
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"The United Arab Emirates ignored China's strong opposition and
insisted on allowing Chen Shui-bian to pass through and have
political activities. It violated the UAE's commitment to sticking
to the one-China policy and brought about a negative impact on the
China-UAE relations," Qin said.
"We have expressed strong dissatisfaction about this and put
forward a serious presentation to the UAE," Qin said. "We require
that the UAE immediately stop official contacts with Taiwan in any
form."
(Xinhua News Agency October 1, 2005)