U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on Chinese Television

July 30, 2001

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QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, China wishes to establish a constructive relationship of cooperation with the United States, and we also attach a great deal of importance to the whole series of communiqués that have been between the United States and China which have been signed since President Nixon first visited China in the early 70s. And, in 1998, the US government reiterated its position towards Taiwan with the so-called "three no's." So my question is, can you explicitly tell us, has that position been changed or not?

SECRETARY POWELL: The position of the United States government in the Bush administration is that, we believe the Taiwan Relations Act and the three communiqués that subsequently followed that act are the basis of our relationship with China and are a sound enough basis for us to move forward in a positive way.

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