Posted on 11/01/2004 7:08:34 PM PST by Unam Sanctam
WASHINGTON – The State Department will ask the Chinese government about a former senior Chinese official who was quoted as accusing President Bush of trying to "rule over the whole world."
The quotes in the China Daily, an English language state newspaper, were attributed to Qian Qichen, a former vice premier and former foreign minister.
A Chinese embassy spokesman cast doubt on the authenticity of the lengthy commentary, saying Qian was not interviewed by the China Daily nor did he write an article for the newspaper.
State Department spokesman Adam Ereli said Monday the purported comments were not consistent with the views outlined by Chinese officials during a visit to Beijing last week by Secretary of State Colin Powell.
Qian was quoted as saying the invasion of Iraq "destroyed the hard-won global anti-terror coalition."
Ereli told reporters, "We will be discussing the remarks further with the Chinese government for purposes of clarification."
They might as well have Dan Rather do the interview.
Someone just posted that article. Where is the link?
thanks
Anyone who thinks China isn't an enemy has their head in the sand. China will be our biggest foe since the Soviet Union. The worst part of it is that WE made them. WE gave them the expertise, WE gave them our trade, WE gave them the capital and technology to destroy us.
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