Thursday, July 15, 2004
From People's Daily Online:
The Singaporean side should take full responsibilities for results from the event, Zhang said. Lee, neglecting China's repeated solemn representations, insisted on heading for Taiwan for a so-called unofficial visit on July 10.
Zhang said the Taiwan issue is directly related to China's sovereignty and territorial integrity and the Chinese government firmly opposes official relations in any form between countries that have established diplomatic ties with China and the Taiwan authorities.
This piece of news made the front page on Malaysia's Nanyang Siang Pau a few days ago. It's reassuring to know that when we screw up, our neighbors make sure that it does not slip our minds, or theirs, for that matter. Then again, we have never exactly stood as one, in giving Lee the uninamous vote of confidence he needs for his upcoming role asCEO, Singapore Inc. Prime Minister, Republic of Singapore. Instead, most Singaporeans have long anticipated and have quietly accepted, true to their nature, this inevitable outcome since the day Lee was born.
The Singaporean side should take full responsibilities for results from the event, Zhang said. Lee, neglecting China's repeated solemn representations, insisted on heading for Taiwan for a so-called unofficial visit on July 10.
Zhang said the Taiwan issue is directly related to China's sovereignty and territorial integrity and the Chinese government firmly opposes official relations in any form between countries that have established diplomatic ties with China and the Taiwan authorities.
This piece of news made the front page on Malaysia's Nanyang Siang Pau a few days ago. It's reassuring to know that when we screw up, our neighbors make sure that it does not slip our minds, or theirs, for that matter. Then again, we have never exactly stood as one, in giving Lee the uninamous vote of confidence he needs for his upcoming role as
