He Yafei, spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry prioritized three issues on China’s agenda for the United States. “This year both China and the United States need to cautiously and earnestly deal with issue of arms sales to Taiwan, the Dalai Lama, and economic and trade friction, particularly the United States. How to deal with these problems depends on whether or not political leaders, especially the United States government can muster the political determination.”
Source: Xinhua, January 22, 2010
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