Word: bangzao
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...mainland, demanding that Beijing treat the island as an equal. This "clarification" to Beijing's ears seemed touchily close to a declaration of independence. China, which has always vowed to keep hold of Taiwan by force if necessary, responded with a verbal fusillade. Warned Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao: "Don't underestimate the courage and force of the Chinese people to oppose Taiwan independence...
...democracy now, and that's just fine with the government. But with critics in the West watching closer than ever for signs of a China they can hate, official Beijing is on edge. In one of the rare allusions to the anniversary by Chinese officialdom, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao warned about the West's "anti-China propaganda." "In the political turmoil which took place in 1989, some of the anti-Chinese forces played an inglorious role. They did not have their way, and they will not have their way now." At a time of a slowing economy and rising...