Q: Spokesperson of the US State Department expressed on 18 that it supported free election in Taiwan and the one-China policy. What is your comment?

A: I have taken note of his remarks. The US side has reaffirmed on many occasions that it would continue to adhere to the one-China policy, follow the three Sino-US Communiqu閟 and oppose to Taiwan’s independence. Not only he often reaffirmed this, President Bush also did so during his meeting with President Hu. We think that the US side should honor in real earnest its commitments, handle properly the Taiwan question so as to safeguard peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits and the common interest of the two countries. The Taiwan question is the core question that bears on whether the China-US relations can develop smoothly and the US side should handle it seriously.