BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhuanet)-- The Chinese government Thursday
expressed strong opposition to the United States allowing Taiwan
to send a representative to a military conference to be held in
Florida this weekend.
   Foreign Ministry Spokesman Kong Quan said at a regular press
conference that China has lodged serious representations to the U.
S., pointing out that the U.S. decision to allow the so-called "
Taiwan Defense Minister" to go to U.S. to attend the conference is
an open violation of the "One China" policy and the three joint
Sino-U.S. communiques.
   Kong said that the U.S. decision will send another wrong signal
to the separatist force in Taiwan and will cause damage to both
the Sino-U.S. relations and the relations between the two sides of
the Taiwan Straits.
   The Chinese side has urged the U.S. side many times to abide by
the "One China" policy and the three joint Sino-U.S. communiques
and to correct its mistakes and stop official and military
exchanges with Taiwan, in order to maintain healthy Sino-U.S. ties,
Kong said.
   The Chinese side is strongly opposed to the conference and
demands the U.S. to stick to its commitment to China and cancel
the conference in line with the "One China" policy and the
principles of the three joint Sino-U.S. communiques, the spokesman
said.
   Meanwhile, Kong stressed that China is against any country
which has diplomatic ties with China making official contacts or 
exchanges with Taiwan.
   China asks all the countries which have diplomatic ties with
China to abide by their commitments to China and properly handle
the Taiwan issue so that China's relations with them will proceed
smoothly, said Kong.  Enditem