*EPF105 07/01/2002
Text: China -- Zhou Mingwei's Meetings with State Dept. Officials
(State Department statement) (203)

Following is the text of a question taken at the June 28 regular State Department briefing; an answer was posted later in the day:

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
June 28, 2002

QUESTION TAKEN AT JUNE 28, 2002 DAILY PRESS BRIEFING

Zhou Mingwei Meetings in the Department

Question: Please provide a readout on meetings between the Deputy Director of China's Taiwan Affairs Office Zhou Mingwei and Deputy Secretary Armitage and Assistant Secretary Kelly.

Answer: State Council Taiwan Affairs Office Deputy Director Zhou Mingwei met June 27 with the Deputy Secretary and June 28 with Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs James A. Kelly. They discussed the U.S.-China relationship and cross-Strait relations. The Deputy Secretary stressed the importance of resolving cross-Strait issues through peaceful means and reiterated our commitment to our "one China" policy based on the three Joint Sino-U.S. Communiques and the Taiwan Relations Act.


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