COLLEEN MCEDWARDS, WORLD NEWS: Let's return now to Beijing for that news conference that has been going on by China's foreign minister, Tang Jiaxuan. Once again, he is addressing the issue of Taiwan. Let's listen in to hear what he has to say.</s>MCEDWARDS: You have been listening to China's foreign minister, Tang Jiaxuan, making some fairly characteristic, fairly strong statements about the United States and its role in the question of Taiwan. A note for you - just for some context. The U.S. defense secretary has been in the region. He has been urging China and Taiwan to cool their rhetoric, also saying that the U.S. will not be intimidated by the rhetoric but has been urging them to cool their rhetoric and try to settle the differences on Taiwan's status peacefully. Beijing, of course, regards Taiwan as a renegade province. END TO ORDER VIDEOTAPES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF CNN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE THE SECURE ONLINE ORDER FROM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan Discusses Taiwan