(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-01-22 20:13

China hopes the German government and leaders always honor their commitment made to China on Taiwan and Tibet issues and seriously consider and fully respect China's great concerns on issues relevant to its core interests, said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Jiang Yu Tuesday.

Jiang made the remarks at a regular press conference when asked to comment on recent China-Germany relations.

The German side had expressed explicitly to China that Germany attaches great importance to its ties with China, it would continue to firmly adhere to the one-China policy, and it recognizes Taiwan and Tibet as parts of Chinese territory,

Jiang said both China and Germany have made great efforts in the past four months in order to overcome the difficulties emerging from the bilateral relationship. The foreign ministers of the two countries had communicated with each other many times. Germany opposes a "referendum for UN membership" by Taiwan authorities, it would give neither support nor encouragement to any attempt seeking "Tibetan independence", said Jiang.

Jiang stressed China hoped that Germany could make joint effort with China in compliance with norms on dealing with international relations such as mutual respect, equal treatment and non-interference in each others internal affairs so as to push forward a long-term, stable and healthy development of bilteral relations.

China-Germany relationship was much affected by German Chancellor Angela Merkel's meeting in last September with the Dalai Lama, whom China viewed as an exiled separatist under religious disguise.