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Vice-Premier Qian Qichen meeting with US Presidential National Security Adviser Samuel Berger

(March,29, 2000)

On the afternoon of March 29, Vice-Premier Qian Qichen of the State Council met with Samuel Berger, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs of the US.

Qian Qichen noted that it is not only in the fundamental interests of the two countries and peoples, but also conducive to peace, stability and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region and the world as a whole for China and the US, two big countries with major influence in the world, to develop a sound and stable cooperative relationship. There should be less setbacks and more stability and development in China-US relations. This is where the common interests of the two countries lie and also our responsibility as the largest developing and developed countries in the world is. We should make joint efforts to push China-US relations in the direction of achieving the goals set by the two heads of state aimed at cross-century development.

Vice-Premier Qian reiterated China's principled position on the Taiwan question, emphasizing that the one China principle is the basis and prerequisite for a peaceful settlement of the Taiwan question and we ask the new leader of the Taiwan authorities to return to the one China principle at an early date. The one China principle is also the consensus reached by the international community, including the United States. The US side should fully come to terms with the sensitivity and complexity of the current situation, upholding the one China principle with concrete deeds and abiding by the three China-US joint communiqués.

Berger remarked that the US attaches importance to the development of relations with China and supports stable, prosperous and strong China. The US Government will continue to honor its one China policy, abiding by the three US-China joint communiqués and refraining from supporting "Taiwan independence", "two Chinas", "one China, one Taiwan", or Taiwan's membership in any international organization where only sovereign states qualify.

The two sides also exchanged views on international and regional issues of common concern.