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Article: Foreign minister: Role of Chinese foreign policy is promoting peace
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- March 6, 2002
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Dateline: BEIJING
On the day China announced a sharp increase in defense spending, its
top diplomat insisted Wednesday that his country's key role in the
world is promoting regional peace and stability _ and encouraging
global development with its economic policies.
Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan also called on the United States to
"match its words with deeds" when approaching Taiwan. But he said
even that touchy issue _ which he called the most important point
in U.S.-Chinese relations _ can be solved if both sides respect each
other.
"We always adopt the policy of advising peace, stability and development,
" Tang said at a news conference. ...