The Chinese mainland hopes the travel advisory on Taiwan will be
lifted as early as possible, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong
Quan on Tuesday.
Kong Quan said he had noticed some media reports stating that the
mainland had tried to hinder lifting of the World Health
Organization travel advisory on Taiwan.
"Such reports are utterly baseless and irresponsible, with ulterior
motives."
Kong said mainland people empathized with Taiwan people.
The Chinese mainland was concerned about the epidemic situationin
Taiwan and supported Taiwan against SARS (severe acute respiratory
syndrome), he said.
He
said that not long ago Vice-Premier Wu Yi told the World Health
Assembly about the support the Central Government had offered to
Taiwan.
Several tele-meetings had also been held for medical experts
tocommunicate and the mainland experts had given good advice to
Taiwan experts, he said.
(Xinhua News Agency June 11, 2003)
