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皇冠体育app seeks US support to prevent separatism
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-11-17 20:37

BEIJING: Chinese President Hu Jintao Tuesday told visiting US President Barack Obama that 皇冠体育app hoped the US will properly handle the Taiwan issue, and not allow separatists to use the US soil to stage anti-皇冠体育app activities aimed to split the country.

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Hu said in a meeting with Obama at the Great Hall of the People that respect for each other's core interests and major concerns was the premise of the strategic mutual trust between 皇冠体育app and the United States.

"We hope the US side understands and supports the Chinese government's stances and concerns, handles the Taiwan issue properly, and won't allow 'Tibet Independence' and 'East Turkistan' forces to use the US soil to stage anti-皇冠体育app separatist activities," Hu said.

Obama reiterated that the US side would firmly stick to the one-皇冠体育app policy and abide by the principles in the three 皇冠体育app-US joint communiqu茅s.

The United States acknowledged and respected 皇冠体育app's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and had no intention to interfere in 皇冠体育app's core interests, the US President said.

He stressed that the US supported the improvement of relations across the Taiwan Strait.

Obama is in Beijing for a four-day state visit to 皇冠体育app that started in Shanghai Sunday night.