The Chinese Constitution guarantees freedom of religion for Chinese citizens.

The Chinese Government has already taken ... decisive measures to prevent bird flu and to share information with the international community.

The Chinese government, in handling such complicated international disputes, opposes the arbitrary use of sanctions or the threat of use of sanctions in the efforts to solve the question. It will only complicate the issue.

However, facts prove that Koizumi went back on his words,

can heed fully the opinions and introduction by Chinese leaders and principal officials in relevant areas about China's Yuan exchange rate and financial reform. We hope they can have a better and correct understanding.

At the same time, all parties concerned should cooperate with each other on the issue.

The separatist activities of Lee Teng-hui and those like him go against the aspirations of the whole Chinese people, including Taiwan compatriots, and is condemned and doomed to failure.

The urgent task for the international community is that all parties concerned should keep patient, calm and cool-headed and do more to enhance mutual trust and continue to resort to negotiations so as to resolve this issue.

foreigners in China must abide by Chinese laws.

About what happened in Uzbekistan recently, we think it?s their internal affair, but we strongly support the government crackdown on separatists, terrorists, and extremists. We support Uzbekistan, together with other Central Asian countries, combining their efforts in order to maintain peace and development in Central Asia.