Anger over Obama's support for Taiwan's UN bid
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July 17, 2013, Wednesday
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CHINA has lodged a protest with the United States over President Barack Obama's signing of legislation expressing US support for Taiwan's campaign to attend meetings of a UN civil aviation body.
The bill supporting Taiwan's bid for observer status with the International Civil Aviation Organization, a United Nations agency that promotes safe air travel, passed both chambers of the US Congress last month.
China says that it alone has the right to represent Taiwan internationally, such as at the UN, though it has made exceptions for membership of some bodies, such as the World Trade Organization, as long as the island is identified as "Chinese Taipei."
"The joining of international organizations like ICAO by Taiwan compatriots is a matter for the Chinese people," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in a statement yesterday.
"China opposes any foreign government, group or individual poking their nose in," she added.
The actions by the US run contrary to the "one-China" principle and China has "lodged stern representations with the US side," the statement said.
"We urge the United States to strictly abide by its promises to the Chinese side on the Taiwan issue and cautiously and appropriately handle matters related to Taiwan and stop interfering in China's internal affairs," Hua said.
"The US side should do more things that are conducive to the peaceful development of the relationship between the two sides across the Taiwan Strait, not the other way around," she added.
Taiwan's bid for observer status at the ICAO is expected to be decided when the agency holds its assembly in Montreal in September.
In 2009, Taiwan gained observer status at the World Health Assembly, the policy-making body for the UN World Health Organization.
The bill supporting Taiwan's bid for observer status with the International Civil Aviation Organization, a United Nations agency that promotes safe air travel, passed both chambers of the US Congress last month.
China says that it alone has the right to represent Taiwan internationally, such as at the UN, though it has made exceptions for membership of some bodies, such as the World Trade Organization, as long as the island is identified as "Chinese Taipei."
"The joining of international organizations like ICAO by Taiwan compatriots is a matter for the Chinese people," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in a statement yesterday.
"China opposes any foreign government, group or individual poking their nose in," she added.
The actions by the US run contrary to the "one-China" principle and China has "lodged stern representations with the US side," the statement said.
"We urge the United States to strictly abide by its promises to the Chinese side on the Taiwan issue and cautiously and appropriately handle matters related to Taiwan and stop interfering in China's internal affairs," Hua said.
"The US side should do more things that are conducive to the peaceful development of the relationship between the two sides across the Taiwan Strait, not the other way around," she added.
Taiwan's bid for observer status at the ICAO is expected to be decided when the agency holds its assembly in Montreal in September.
In 2009, Taiwan gained observer status at the World Health Assembly, the policy-making body for the UN World Health Organization.
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