The "Reasoning" with Chinese Characteristics -- China blames U.S. for
denial of ship visit to Hong Kong/IHT

China blames U.S. for denial of ship visit to Hong Kong

By David Lague

Thursday, November 29, 2007

BEIJING: China blocked the visit of a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group
and other American warships to Hong Kong last week in retaliation for
the Bush administration's proposed upgrading of Taiwan's Patriot
antimissile batteries, the state media reported Thursday.

Beijing also denied that Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi had told President
George W. Bush in a meeting Wednesday that the canceled ship visits were
a "misunderstanding," as the White House had reported after the talks.

"Reports that Foreign Minister Yang said in the United States that it
was a misunderstanding do not accord with the facts," a Foreign Ministry
spokesman, Liu Jianchao, said in Beijing on Thursday, adding that China
had "grave concern" about U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan.

Liu also asserted that Bush's meeting with the Dalai Lama in October had
damaged ties.

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"Micky Wong" wrote in message
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On Nov 30, 11:14 am, Micky Wong wrote:

I heard that that it was due to a the U.S. Congress honoring
of the Dalai Lama with its Congressional Gold Medal
(Oct 17 2007) [1].

[1]
http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&x=20071017161425esnamfuak0...