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------------------------ World Tibet Network News ----------------------
Published by: The Canada-Tibet Committee
Editorial Board: Brian Given <bgiven@ccs.carleton.ca>
Nima Dorjee <amnesty@acs.ucalgary.ca>
Conrad Richter <conradr@utcc.utoronto.ca>
Tseten Samdup <tibetlondon@gn.apc.org>
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Issue ID 94/05/09 GMT 16:40 Compiled by Tseten Samdup
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1) US envoy summoned for protest over foreign relations act, Tibet
office, Taiwan
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Summary: China protest to US ambassador at provisions of foreign
relations act which infringes sovereignty and damages relations;
Taiwan provisions impede peaceful reunification and go against
undertakings to PRC; Tibet called "country, which is unacceptable,
and Dalai Lama recognized; Radio Free Asia aims at regional
destabilization,- act shows contempt for sovereignty; setting p US
office in Tibet will never be accepted by China. (a) Xinhua news
agency domestic service, Beijing, in Chinese 1152 gmt 5 May 94 BBC
SWB 7 May 1994 Text of report (FE/l 990 G/3 141)
Tian Zengpei, Chinese vice-minister of foreign affairs, summoned
US ambassador Stapleton Roy here today [Beijing, 5th May], and
lodged a strong protest with the United States against its Foreign
Relations Authorization Act.
Tian said that on 28th April, the United States Congress
passed the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal
years 1994 and 1995, which was signed by the US president
on 30th April.When this bill was being discussed,
the Chinese side expressed serious concern over the
anti-China provisions and made several solemn
representations with the US side, Tian said, adding that
"We pointed out to the US side that these provisions,
which had severely infringed on China's sovereignty and
constituted a gross interference in China's internal
affairs, would cause serious damage to Sino-US relations.
The US side, however, in disregard of the Chinese side's
strong opposition and representations, went ahead with the
passage and signature of this bill that contains many
provisions detrimental to China's fundamental interests.
This cannot but arouse great indignation of the Chinese
people, the vice-minister said. "I am hereby instructed
to lodge a strong protest with the United States
government on this issue", Tian said. It is known to all
that there is only one China and that Taiwan is an
inalienable part of China, he said, and the government of
the People's Republic of China, as the sole legal
government representing the whole of China, is recognized
by the United Nations and the international community.
With regard to the Taiwan question, Tian said, the US
government has made unambiguous commitment in the three
Sino-US Joint communiques, and is therefore bound by its
international obligations. But the authorization act
states that "Section 3 of Taiwan Relations Act takes
primacy over statements of government policies, including
communiques, regulations, directives and policies based
thereon", thus openly trampling on the communique of 17th
August 1982 between the Chinese and American governments
and seriously undermining the basis of Sino-US relations.
The vice-minister said that the act also advocates visits
by American cabinet-level officials to Taiwan and calls on
the American President to take steps to express clearly US
support to Taiwan in bilateral relations and multilateral
organizations of which the United States is a member.
"This is a deliberate attempt to create 'two Chinas', 'one
China and one Taiwan' in the international arena that
completely contravenes the US government's commitment to
pursue a 'one China' policy," Tian said, and this attempt
by the US side to sabotage China's peaceful reunification
and create tension in the Taiwan Strait will certainly
meet with the resolute position of the Chinese people
including our Taiwan compatriots, and is doomed to
failure. The vice foreign minister also said that Tibet
has always been an inseparable part of China ever since
the 13th century, and no country in the world, including
the United States, recognizes Tibet as an independent
country. But the act openly refers to Tibet as a
"country", alleging that Tibet is an "occupied sovereign
country" and its true representatives are the Dalai Lama
and the Tibetan government in exile". [Note: Xinhua's
English version (1056gmt) continues the last sentence and
adds the following: "and even asks the United States
Information Agency to establish an 'office' in Lhasa for
the development of educational and cultural exchanges with
the 'people of Tibet'." This sentence is absent from the
domestic version.] He said that it is indeed shocking to
see such a contempt for the basic norms governing the
international relations, such open infringement of China's
sovereignty and attempt to split China. The Chinese
people waged protracted and arduous struggles to safeguard
their state sovereignty and territorial integrity, Tian
said, and all attempts to split Tibet from the Chinese
territory have ended in total failure with no exception.
"Anyone who still wants to follow this beaten track today
will certainly come to grief", Tian said, and "We appeal
Chinese: yao qiu 6008 3061] to the US government to
strictly adhere to its openly-stated position that Tibet
is part of China and undertake not to get involved in any
activities aimed at splitting China. On "Radio Free
Asia", Tian said, China and many other Asian countries
have pointed out clearly on a number of occasions that the
true intention of the United States in setting up this
radio is to use mass media to interfere in the internal
affairs of China and other Asian countries, and to create
confusion to undermine stability in these countries. This
act, however, approves the setting up of such a radio.
Tian said that this action once again shows no regard for
the universally acknowledged norms governing international
relations and violates the principles enshrined in the
three-joint communiques between China and the United
States. It is bound to meet the resolute opposition from
the Chinese people and the peoples of other Asian
countries. Tian pointed out that Sino-US relations are at
a crucial moment right now, and "We hope that they will
move in a positive direction." However, he said, it
depends on the joint efforts of both sides to improve and
develop the bilateral relations. The above-mentioned
contents of the foreign relations authorization act
seriously undermines the basis of Sino-US relations, runs
counter to the fundamental interests of both countries and
peoples, and are inconsistent with the statement by the US
government that it wants to develop a positive and
constructive relationship with China. The vice-minister
said that China hereby states in all seriousness that all
the anti-China sections in this act are absolutely
objectionable and unacceptable [jian jue fan dui he jue
dui bu neng jie shou di 1017 0414 0646 1417 0735 4815 1417
0008 5174 2234 0649 4104] to the Chinese government and
people. And "We demand that the US government honour its
words and adopt effective measures to reverse its wrong
position and erroneous decision lgai bian qi cuo wu li
chang he jue ding 2395 6239 0366 6934 6137 4539 103 4 0735
0414 13531 so as to strictly adhere to the principles
enshrined in the three joint communiques between the two
countries and the basic norms governing international
relations. Otherwise, he warned, the US side shall be
held responsible for all the consequences arising
therefrom.
Zhongguo Xinwen She news agency, Beijing, in Chinese 1 109 gmt 5
May 94 BBC SWB 7 May 1994 Text of report
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wu Jianmin this afternoon [5th
May] categorically ruled out the possibility of setting up an
information service in Tibet, as proposed by the US Congress.
In reply to inquiries about this during a news conference,
Wu Jianmin said: Tibet is an inalienable part of China's
territory. Whatever the US side intends to do there must
be approved by China. China certainly will not agree to
such doings by the United States. (Note: This refers to
the US- Congress' decision to set up an information
service in Tibet, as mentioned by reporters.) Wu Jianmin
continued by saying: I would like to take this opportunity
to point out that Tibet has been an inalienable part of
China's territory since the 13th century, and no country
in this world recognizes Tibet as an independent state,
neither does the United States. Wu Jianmin said: In the
recently adopted US foreign relations authorization law
for the 1994-95 fiscal year, the US Congress undisguisedly
called Tibet a country. It has gone surprisingly far,
indeed, in despising the basic norms governing
international relations, flagrantly infringing on China's
sovereignty and attempting to split China. Wu Jianmin
stressed that the Chinese people had engaged in bloody
struggle over a long period of time to safeguard their
nation's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Without
exception, all the plots throughout history which aimed at
separating Tibet from China have ended in shameful
failure. Anyone who intends to slip back into the old rut
certainly will come to no good. China demands that the US
government strictly abide by its stance on Tibet as a part
of China; scrupulously observe the basic principles
prescribed by the three joint communiques signed between
China and the United States, as well as codes of
international relations; and remedy the faults it has
committed.
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