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White House Unhappy With New Chinese Law
By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer

Monday, March 14, 2005


(03-14) 07:28 PST WASHINGTON, (AP) --


The Bush administration said Monday that China's threat to use force to stop any Taiwanese move toward independence is an "unfortunate" development that could increase tensions in the region.


"We view the adoption of the anti-secession law as unfortunate," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said. "It does not serve the purpose of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. We believe it runs counter to recent progress in cross-Strait relations."


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McClellan reiterated that policy, but said U.S. officials are dismayed at the threat of force.


"We oppose any attempts to determine the future of Taiwan by anything other than peaceful means," McClellan said. "We don't want to see any unilateral attempts that would increase tensions in the region. So this is not helpful."

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