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China strongly opposes Taiwan presidential visit to U-S
China says it strongly opposes the upcoming visit to the United States by Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian, and criticised Washington for granting him a visa.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman says Beijing strongly opposes any country, including the United States, allowing permission for Chen Shui-bian to visit.
The spokesman says China has expressed strong dissatisfaction and opposition, through diplomatic channels over the issue of a transit visa to the president who heads Taiwan's independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party.
Mr Chen is expected to stop in New York late this month before heading to Latin America, but China, which views Taiwan as a renegade province, has repeatedly urged the United States not to allow Chen to visit.
A 1995 visit by former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui angered Beijing and China later began massive war games and missile tests in the Taiwan Strait.
15/05/01 22:11:28 | ABC Radio Australia News
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