US opposes Taiwan's UN membership referendum

时间：2007-08-30 01:08:27

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Aug. 29 - The United States opposes the notion of a referendum as to whether or not Taiwan joins the United Nations in the name of Taiwan, said a senior US official in Washington on Monday.

 

"We see that as a step towards a declaration of independence of Taiwan, towards an alteration1 of the status quo," US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said in an interview with Hong Kong-based Phoenix2 TV.

 

He said the US considers the idea of referendum "a mistake".

 

He said Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian has made commitments to the American President, to the international community, and to the people of Taiwan not to take any kind of steps that would represent a unilateral alteration of the status quo, such as a change in the official name of Taiwan.

 

"What I would like to emphasize is that we believe it's important to avoid any kind of provocative3 steps on the part of Taiwan," he said.

 
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1 alteration rxPzO     
n.变更，改变；蚀变
参考例句：
  • The shirt needs alteration.这件衬衣需要改一改。
  • He easily perceived there was an alteration in my countenance.他立刻看出我的脸色和往常有些不同。
2 phoenix 7Njxf     
n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生
参考例句：
  • The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
  • The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。
3 provocative e0Jzj     
adj.挑衅的，煽动的，刺激的，挑逗的
参考例句：
  • She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
  • His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

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