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Rice: US has no intention to invade DPRK
The United States has no intention to invade the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday at a news conference before she concluded her China tour. "We are committed to the six-party talks because we believe it is the best way to solve the issue," she said when answering questions on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.
Rice said both the United States and China are committed to a nuclear-free
Korean Peninsula, and the six-party talks is "potentially
effective." Referring to her meetings with Chinese President Hu Jintao and other leaders, Rice said, "I reiterated that the United States does in fact have the one-China policy that has been clearly consistent, a policy that is based on the three joint communiques." She expressed hope the status quo of the Taiwan Straits would be maintained, saying "the most useful path ahead is to reduce tension between the two sides." Sino-US relations
Rice said during her meetings here, the Chinese side agreed that "expanding cooperation between US and China is essential to the interests of both countries, particularly as China is a stateof major transformation". As the United States rapidly develops relations with China, "we want to do so honestly and based on global standards", the standards that are important in areas like human rights, non-proliferation of mass destructive weapons, trade and economic affairs. "On that basis and on basis of shared interests, we look forward to expanding
and deepening relationship with China," Rice added. "China's very rapid economic growth and its obvious impact on the international economy is something that everybody is watching and that everybody is concerned about," Rice said at the press conference. China's economy "is growing so rapidly and having such impact that people want to be assured that it is going to be encapsulated in a role-based approach to the international economy," she said. "It is why the US supported Chinese accession to the WTO (World Trade Organization), and it is why we had extensive discussions about the need to protect intellectual property right," she said, adding that it is also why it has been important to look at the trading balances. Rice said she had spent a good deal of time in Beijing talking about the economy with President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao, and Vice Premier Wu Yi earlier. "I just think that as we go forward, and as the Chinese economy is becoming
such a big factor, it is really critical that people know that there is an
understanding in China of the responsibilitythat comes with that kind of rapid
economic growth, because it is going to have a big impact on everybody and on
everybody's economy," she added. During her stay in Beijing, Rice met respectively with Chinese President Hu
Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao, Vice-Premier Wu Yi, State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan and
Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, discussing China-US ties, the Taiwan question, the
nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, China-US trade cooperation, China's
foreign exchange policy, protection of intellectual property rights, and the
Doha Development Agenda of the World Trade Organization. Rice visited China in February 2002 and July 2004 respectively,as the US
national security adviser. |
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