China is deeply concerned about the confrontation. We hope that both sides will exercise restraint and not exacerbate the situation.

All members of the international community should make due efforts in accordance with that. China will make its own utmost effort to help promote the inspection process in accordance with the U.N. Security Resolution 1441.

They want to ignore the facts, confusing right and wrong and want to shift responsibility onto others, and we express our strong dissatisfaction with this.

We do not think there is an issue of refugees between China and North Korea

As for the few North Koreans who have illegally entered China in recent years, looking from the perspectives of international law and the purpose of their entry these people are not refugees,

Since the two chief weapons inspectors say they need more time for the weapons inspections, I think that’s reasonable,

China is firmly opposed to Lee Teng-hui carrying out any activities in Japan under any pretext.

We already noticed that some senior U.S. government officials have made irresponsible remarks,

We have enough evidence to prove that it was the U.S. plane that violated flight rules by suddenly veering in a wide angle at the Chinese plane in normal flight, rammed into and damaged it,...

We think it violates the international maritime law and we have made several representations to the U.S. side,

China has never participated and will never participate in an arms race of any form in outer space.

China is trying to solve this incident in a calm manner,

Any clear-sighted person can see that this is a vicious slander against China,

China is a country ruled by law, and anyone violating the law and committing crimes will be punished by law.

Our stance is to maintain peace and stability, and to reach settlement through dialogue,

North Korea’s security concerns should also be addressed and resolved.

China demands the United States correct this mistake immediately, and take measures to eliminate the negative impact brought by this warning.

peaceful utilization of outer space.

We are not in favor of the involvement in this matter of any country which has nothing to do with this issue.

It’s very important to stick to that consensus.

Wang Ce is a Chinese citizen, who illegally entered China with a forged passport and engaged in activities endangering national security.

be solved in a political manner within the framework of the United Nations.

This [warning] is very wrong and highly irresponsible. China expresses strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to this,

I would like to point out that such a way of dealing with the situation does not constitute a precedent for resolving similar situations in the future,

We believe that such an allegation is totally inaccurate, groundless and doesn’t respect science.

China-U.S. relations, though having encountered difficulties recently, now have momentum for improvement.

China hopes all sides will deepen their discussions based on previously reached agreements, including to resolve the crisis peacefully through dialogue and reaching the final goal of a nuclear freed Korean Peninsula.

I believe for personal purposes, they have gone so far as to create those sensational lies.

against any country that launches terrorist attacks through organizations or individuals.

As to the details which you asked about, I don’t know. But I want to stress that the relevant departments in China responsible for the case will try the case in accordance with Chinese laws...

The entire process of the trial in this case also was conducted in strict legal compliance, and the rights and interests of the defendant was protected in accordance with Chinese laws and regulations.

Despite constant developments on the North Korean issue, diplomacy is the only way out,

Our position on this question is clear; NATO must immediately halt the bombing of Yugoslavia as a necessary precondition for solving the Kosovo crisis. The bombing should stop before the Security Council discusses this issue.

We think that this a very dangerous step on the road to split the country.

It is our hope that foreign correspondents in China make more coverage on that instead of making irresponsible conclusions or irresponsible reports on this question.

Both sides had a deep and broad discussion on the nuclear issue in North Korea, and exchanged views on the issue. Each side also said they want to see the issue resolved through peaceful means...

China is a country ruled by law and those specific cases will be processed according to law.

The unwarranted accusations by the U.S. against China under the pretext of so-called human rights questions are completely without reason and driven by ulterior motives.