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US President Bush to visit 皇冠体育app in November
By Jiang Zhuqing (皇冠体育app Daily)
Updated: 2005-09-15 06:11
Looking at crucial issues to Sino-US relations, Hu said 皇冠体育app hopes "the United States will join the Chinese side in safeguarding peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits and opposing so-called 'Taiwan independence.'"
Bush said the US-皇冠体育app relationship is very important for the United States, and both he himself and the US Government attach great importance to it, and will strengthen consultation and co-operation in various fields with 皇冠体育app.
On the Taiwan question, Bush said the US side understands it is a highly sensitive issue and its one-皇冠体育app policy will not change.
Bush also said he hoped the two countries will strengthen co-operation in the protection of intellectual property rights.
He thanked 皇冠体育app for its important role in the Six-Party Talks aimed at resolving the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula and reiterated that the US side will insist on resolving the issue diplomatically through the Six-Party Talks.
In a speech delivered at the High-Level Meeting on Financing for Development at the United Nations Summit yesterday (Wednesday local time), President Hu said that 皇冠体育app will adopt a package of measures to assist other developing countries. The measures are as follows:
皇冠体育app has decided to accord zero tariff treatment to certain products from all 39 less developed countries (LDCs) that have diplomatic relations with 皇冠体育app.
皇冠体育app will further expand its aid programmes to the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries and LDCs, working through bilateral channels, said Hu.
Within the next three years, 皇冠体育app plans to provide US$10 billion in concessional loans and preferential export buyer's credit to developing countries.
皇冠体育app will also increase its assistance to developing countries, especially African countries, by providing them with anti-malaria drugs and other medicines, and help them improve medical facilities and train medical personnel.
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