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TH10, ACCORDING TO PARAGRAPH 2 OF ARTICLE 3, CHIENSE TAIPEI SHALL
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BE REPRESENTED AT MINISTERIAL MTGS ONLY BY A MINISTER OR
MINISTERS IN CHARGE OF APEC-RELATED ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, WHILE ITS
SO-CALLED QUOTE FOREIGN MINISTER UNQUOTE OR QUOTE VICE FOREIGN
MINISTER UNQUOTE SHALL NOT/NOT ATTEND APEC MTGS,
FOURTH, THE MEMORANDUM ALSO MAKES CLEAR THAT ALL THE
PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN AND HOST OF APEC MTGS IN
PARTICULAR, UNDERTAKE TO STRICTLY ABIDE BY, AND ENSURE THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF, THE ABOVE-STATED AGREEMENT IN THEIR
INTERVENTIONS AND ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS IN DEALING WITH OTHER
RELATED MATTERS WITHIN APEC.
IT SHOULD BE POINTED OUT THAT, THE CONCLUSION OF THESE AGREEMENTS
WAS THE OUTCOME OF THE JOINT EFFORTS OF ALL THE PARTIES CONCERNED
AS WELL AS THE RESULT OF CHINAS CONSIDERABLE FLEXIBILITY AND
CONCESSIONS. THESE AGREEMENTS WILL SURELY FACILITATE THE FUTURE
WORK OF APEC.
B) THE SPIRIT AND SUBSTANCE EMBODIED IN THE MEMORANDA SIGNED BY
APEC WITH THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA, CHIENSE TRIPEI AND HKONG
RESPECTIVELY ARE IN FULL CONSISTENCY, ALTHOUGH SOME WORDINGS MAY
NOT/NOT EXACTLY COINCIDE. THEREFORE, NO/NO DIFFERENCE OF
INTERPRETATION CAN BE DERIVED FROM THE SET OF MEMORANDA.
C)IN CONSIDERATION OF THE CONVENIENCE OF ALL PARTICIPANTS AND TO
ENSURE THE SMOOTH CONDUCT OF APEC MTGS, APEC SHALL NOT/NOT HOLD
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ITS MTGS IN TAIWAN.DURING THE CONSULTATIONS, THE CHAIRMAN OF APEC-SOM-
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