China slams US Congress

China reacted sharply yesterday to a move by pro-Taiwan members of the US Congress to invite President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) to Washington. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan (孔泉) said yesterday that an invitation would contradict official US backing for the "one China" principle. "The position of the Chinese government on this question is very clear: There are three joint communiques between China and the United States, and US leaders have repeated for many times that they will honor the one-China principle," he said.