A spokesman for the United States State Department
said on August 5 that the one-China policy of the United
States is a "long-standing" one and has not
changed.
Philip Reeker, deputy spokesman for
the State Department, told apress briefing that "the
United States policy, which is a long-standing one, is a
'one China' policy, and our policy has not changed at
all."
He made the remarks when asked
whether the Bush administration will consider Chen Shui-bian
a trouble-maker, or consider him to be testing the basic
positioning of the US government.
On Saturday,
Chen called in a speech for a referendum on Taiwan's future
and destiny and stated that "each side is a
country."
Reeker also said that US
interest and concern was that "any resolution be peaceful."
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