Quotes by Qian Qichen

“China will insist on its independent foreign policy of peace, coexist peacefully and work together amiably with other countries in the world,”

“What lays the social foundation for the bilateral relation is to strengthen communications, promote understanding and friendship between two peoples,”

“I hope the US will stick to its stance of opposing Taiwan independence, be cautious in action and give no chance to the Taiwan independence force,”

“We believe there is a difference between the majority of Democratic Progressive Party members and the extremely small number of die-hard Taiwan independence elements,”

“I am afraid this question cannot be resolved so rapidly as youd imagined, ... We are still investigating the matter.”

“The overall direction of the China - U.S. relationship is a positive one, although from time to time there will be problems popping up, but every time the problem can be well-resolved,”

“All U.S. administrations, be it Republican or Democratic, must pursue the same bipartisan politics. I dont see much difference between the policy of the Republican administration or Democratic administration”

“the philosophy of the Bush Doctrine is in essence force. It advocates the United States should rule over the whole world with overwhelming force, military force in particular.”

“In saying the mainland and Taiwan are both a part of one China, we are stressing that Chinas sovereignty and territorial integrity are not divided and that we would not permit a division.”

“We welcome them, under an appropriate status, to come and look around and to pay visits to further understanding,”