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China says ties with US damaged,
amid naval row
AFP
Friday November 30, 2007
US actions over Tibet and Taiwan have damaged relations
between China and the United States, a Chinese foreign ministry
spokesman said Thursday amid a row over US naval calls to Hong
Kong.
"Recently, due to the erroneous practices of
the US, relations have been disturbed and harmed," foreign
ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said.
Liu cited a US congressional medal awarded to the Tibetan spiritual
leader the Dalai Lama in October as one of the reasons for the
damaged ties. China views the Dalai Lama as a dangerous figure
seeking independence for Tibet.
Liu also referred to Washington's recent approval of about three
billion dollars' worth of weapon sales to Taiwan. China views
Taiwan as part of its territory that must eventually be reunified,
by force if necessary.
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Liu gave his comments when questioned as to why China had blocked
US naval vessels from entering Hong Kong recently, moves that
have angered senior politicians and military figures in the United
States.
He did not directly link the blocked naval visits to Taiwan and
Tibet, but said China's decisions on whether to allow the vessels
into the southern Chinese territory were a question of national
sovereignty.
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