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OF
E THIRD APEC MINISTERIAL MTG.THE CHINESE GOVT HAS DECIDED TO
SEND A DELEGATION TO THAT MTG, LED BY H.E. MR.QIAN QICHEN, STATE
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COUNCILLOR AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND H.E. MR.LI
LANQING, HIM OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND TRADE.I AVAIL
MYSELF OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO YOU, YOUR
EXCELLENCIES, AND THROUGH YOU TO YOUR RESPECTIVE GOVTS, FOR YOUR
UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT OF CHINAS POSITION IN THIS PROCESS.I
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MAKE CLEAR THE FOLLOWING POINTS.
R) WITH REGARD TO THE PARTICIPATION IN APEC OF CHINA, TAIWAN AND HKONG, CHINA HAS ALWAYS UPHELD THE TWO PRINCIPLES OF QUOTE ONE
SINGLE CHINA UNQUOTE AND QUOTE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE SOVEREIGN
STATE AND THE REGIONAL ECONOMIES UNQUOTE. THESE TWO PRINCIPLES
FORMED THE BASIS OF THE PACKAGE REACHED BETWEEN CHINA AND
APEC, AND IS FULLY REFLECTED IN THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN CHINA AND THE CHAIRMAN OF APEC-SOM.
FIRST, THE MEMORANDUM HAS DULY TAKEN NOTE IN THE PREAMBULAR THIRD
PARAGRAPH QUOTE OF THE POSITION OF THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA
THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE CHINA IN THE WORLD AND THAT DISTINCTION
SHOULD BE MADE BETWEEN SOVEREIGN STATES AND REGIONAL ECONOMIES AS
A BASIS FOR THE CONSULTATIONS UNQUOTE,
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SECOND, IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THE THREE PARTIES JOIN APEC UNDER THE RESPECTIVE DESIGNATIONS OF, ACCORDING TO PARAGRAPH 1 OF
ARTICLE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM, THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA, CHINESE
TAIPEI AND HKONG(QUOTE HKONG, CHINA UNQUOTE) FROM #1JUL97).
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