China's territory and sovereignty are indivisible and brook no violation, ... Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory, which is a historical fact and also the consensus of the international community.

[Powell has said he would look into the cases of a handful of other Chinese scholars with links to the United States -- and raise wider human rights issues with Beijing, including the system under which the academics were arrested. Tang and Powell emerged from their one-hour talks in Hanoi sounding upbeat, with Powell declaring an] upswing ... new opportunities for progress.

firmly opposed to any attempt to split Chinese territory and sovereignty.

We have all along called for dialogue and opposed pressure or sanctions against North Korea. Rather than solving the problem, this can only lead to the complication of the situation,

Anti-terrorism is a fight between justice and evil, civilization and savagery.

That would amount to an encroachment of China's sovereignty and territorial integrity,