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View www.chinaview.cn March 11, 2004 SINGAPORE SINGAPORE Thursday, March 11, repeated itsadherence to the "one-China" policy and voiced its opposition to Taiwan's so-called referendum and its attempt to seek independencefrom China. Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, Singaporean Foreign Minister Shunmugam Jayakumar said "Singapore's policy is for one China. We do not support independence for Taiwan. As a small country, our concern is with regional stability and for the status quo to be maintained." Jayakumar also voiced the island state's dissatisfaction with Taiwan's decision to hold the so-called referendum on the same dayas its elections have heightened regional concerns. "Our concern is that the timing of the referendum could increase
the risk of misunderstanding and miscalculation by eitherside, leading
to a mishap. This would be tragic," he noted. |
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