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"i"itr iyy1 tj m VTTT'T1 The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday wmbi I April — 26 2001 Pae 9 I China ‘indignant’ over Bush’s pledge to Taiwan BEIJING (AP) — A “strongly indignant" China on Thursday accused President Bush of further damaging already strained ties with his blunt warnings about America’s will to defend Taiwan “There is only one China in the world Tkiwan is part of China It is not a protectorate of any foreign country” Foreign Ministry spokes- -' woman Zhang Qiyue said at a news conference “This shows that it has drifted fur- ther on a dangerous road” Zhang said referring to the United States Taiwan remained generally y in the wake of the favorable developments although its Foreign Ministry affirmed US efforts to safeguard regional stability and said “we must build up our own defen- Bush issued a bolder warning in ah earlier TV interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America” saying America has an obligation to defend Tkiwan if China attacks The president’s remarks ventured far beyond past US policy which was strategically vague and avoided specifically describing what America ses” would do if China invaded Taiwan have only warned US In strong remarks aimed at Beijing Bush told The Associated Press on that such a move would be of “grave “The Chinese government and Wednesday that US military force is concern” to Washington The goal of US policy has been to people are strongly indignant knd “certainly an option” if China acts on threats and strikes keep Taiwan from provoking China opposed" to Bush's comments Taiwan Zhang said by declaring independence and to Bush’s noted that “mistaken The two sides split amid civil war keep China worried about the possi- Zhang remarks” came on the heels of an in 1949 and China doesn't rule out bility of American forces defending American offer Tuesday of arms to using force to assert control over the the island from Chinese attack Taiwan which China strongly island it claims as a breakaway Zhang said Bush’s comments violated China-U- S 'province communiques in low-ke- policy-make- long-standi- ng Rescue team completes first leg from South Pole build up our own defenses" the Beijing’s claim to Taiwai She said n his comments would inflame tensions “and will create fur- statement said Bush’s remarks made the frontpages of Taiwan’s leading papers and were broadcast at the top of television newscasts “Bush: If communist China attacks Taiwan the US won’t rule out getting involved” said the China Times a Taiwanese daily In Tokyo Japan’s defense chief Toshitsugu Saito said of Bush's comments: “It shows strong commitment to defend Taiwan” Australian Prime Minister John Howard urged calm and restraint “We don’t want to see any aggression by China against Taiwan" Howard said “We don’t want to see any wider tension escalate between the United States and China” China-Taiwa- for ther damage China-U- S relations’’ Washington must “correct its mistakes and stop interfering in China’s internal affairs with the question of Taiwan" she said “We are deeply concerned" ' In Taiwan Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Catherine Chang read a brief statement over the phone and ' would not respond to questions Chinese-langua- “We affirm the United States’ effort and determination to safeguard the security across the Taiwan Strait and in the Asian Pacific region But we Taiwanese must understand that to enhance our security we must res- ill cue team that bucked stiff o winds and the long polar night to evacuate a sick American from the South Pole looked to make one more jaunt across the Drake Passage to safety With two days of 'dangerous ' flying complete the crew of a small propeller plane was one long step away from pulling off an audacious airlift to evacdoctor uate an ill The TVrin Otter plane carry- i room ing Dr Ronald Shemenski who recently had a gall blad- der attack completed the first leg of the flight back from the1 0 Antarctica’s Adelaide Island 0 South Pole landing safely Wednesday night at the British-ru- n Rothera base on The eight-seattouched down on a Leather Mattresses plane er ge at Fisher Home Furnishings PUNTA ARENAS Chile (AP) — The hardest part seemingly behind them a rs which Washington ackiowiedged well-l- it gravel runway more than eight hours after leaving blackened skies and subzero temperatures the at Amundsen-Sco- tt research station on the South Pole The last leg awaits: a journey to Punta Arenas six-ho- ur Chile where Shemenski is expected to board a commer- cial flight to the United States There he will immediately undergo medical treatment! Rescue officials said Shemenski was in stable condition and walking by himself “Leaving the pole he was pretty good” said Tom Yelv-ihgt- ' ’ : ' on general manager at Raytheon Polar Services a US-base- : company heading up the rescue effort The flight was an especially dangerous leg of the' riskiest ' rescue ever at the South Pole with the pilots of the plane braving snow cold of minus' 65 degrees high winds and k polar darkness d pitch-blac- The crew and Shemenski were resting nt Rothera a research station located across the Drake Passage from Chile $ Raytheon' spokeswoman Valerie Carroll said the crew would aim for an early Thurs-day afternoon departure On Wednesday the plane carrying Shemenski landed at 8:53 pm EDT from the Pole jour- completing a 1346-mil- e sea-- ! in the winter a time at hey son when flights to' Antarctica are normally halted The extreme cold and darkness that generally characterize weather at the South Pole from late February until November make flights risky “I’m thrilled that he’s safe and that the crew is safe” said ' Shemenski’s wife Rebecca who has a home in Fremont Ohio “They still have a long way to go We should all con- tinue to keep them in our thoughts and prayers” The doctor recently suffered a gall bladder ailment and has been diagnosed with inflam- matiori of the pancreas a ailpotentially ment Rescuers decided to risk the ’ '4 4 4 Sold at $799 99 ' S'4 I ' i f 4 - f r 4 I I evacuation because of fears that Shemenski’s health could deteriorate after worse weather makes die South Pole unreachable Shemenski was the sole - physician among " wwwfisherhomecom 50 researchers working there On Tuesday the Twin Otter propeller plane flew through die darkness to the South Pole a landing on a runway 2000-fbstrip of ice — lit up die glow of burning debris in 753-101- FURNISHINGS “Furniture For Life” ot 1 2175 N Main N Logan Visit us at our website: asm 8 hooks: MONDAY -- FRIDAY 0 AM-7:PM SATURDAY AM &00 PM 9-3- 9-J- O 00 -- |