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Regular contact between China, US of great significance:
Hu
BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese President Hu
Jintao said here Monday that the regular contact and dialogue between China and
the United States on bilateral relations and issues of common concern are of
great significance to the development of Sino-US constructive cooperative
relations.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao (R)
shakes hands with Powell, Beijing, Oct. 25, 2004. (Xinhua photo/Wang
Yan)
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Hu made the remark in a meeting with visiting US
Secretary of States Colin Powell.
He expressed his appreciation for Powell's positive
contributions to the improvement and development of Sino-US relations during his
term as US Secretary of State.
Powell extended US President George W. Bush's
greeting to Hu and said Bush expected to meet Hu at the upcoming APEC meeting in
November.
Powell started his two-day China visit on Sunday
afternoon. Beijing is the second lag of Powell's three-nation tour in Asia,
after Japan. The US Secretary of State will also visit the Republic of Korea.
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Hu: opposition to "Taiwan independence" common interests of China,
US
BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Opposition to "Taiwan
independence" and curbing risky activities of "Taiwan independence" forces are
in the common interests of both China and the United States, and the
Asian-Pacific countries, said Chinese President Hu Jintao here Monday.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao (R)
shakes hands with visiting United States Secretary of State Colin Powell
during a meeting in Beijing Oct. 25, 2004. (Xinhua photo/Liu Jiansheng)
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Hu made the remarks in a meeting with visiting
Secretary of State of the United States Colin Powell, who arrived here Sunday
afternoon for a two-day visit to China.
Hu said the current situation across the Taiwan
Straits is still very complicated and sensitive. The "Taiwan independence"
forces' activities aiming at splitting the country remain the root of the
cross-straits tension and the greatest threat to peace and stability in the
region, said Hu.
He said he appreciated the United States' reiteration
for many times that it adheres to the one-China policy, abides by the three
joint communiques and opposes "Taiwan independence".
He said he hoped the US side to see clearly the
nature and serious harm of the "Taiwan independence" forces and really turn its
promises on the Taiwan question into concrete actions, which is crucial to
safeguarding peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits and in the
Asian-Pacific region, and the sound and stable development of Sino-US relations.
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US opposes any action towards "Taiwan independence":
Powell
BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhuanet)-- US Secretary of State
Colin Powell emphasized, during his China tour, that the United States will
unswervingly pursue the one-China policy and oppose any action aiming at "Taiwan
independence".
Powell valued the positive role China has played in
many crucial international issues including anti-terrorism and Darfur disputes.
China's constructive role in anti-terrorism and
Darfur issues has always been highly valued, he said.
Regarding the bilateral relations, Powell said in the
past four years, the US-China relationship has seen great development on the
basis of mutual respect and cooperation, and the two countries have maintained
close exchanges at many different levels.
President Bush and the US Administration have placed
great emphasis on the development of mutual benefit and cooperation, said
Powell.
China is the second leg of Powell's Asia tour, which
also includes Japan and the Republic of Korea. Enditem | 
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