Asia-Pacific
China hopes for peace, development in Afghanistan: spokesman
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-12-03 21:25
BEIJING: A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Thursday said China was hoping to see peace and stability in Afghanistan after US President Barack Obama announced his administration would deploy an extra 30,000 troops there.
China hoped the efforts by the international community on Afghanistan would be conducive to achieving those goals, Qin said.
He also reaffirmed China's position by saying each country's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity should be fully respected.
President Obama at the West Point military academy on Tuesday announced he would deepen the US involvement in Afghanistan by raising US troop numbers to almost 100,000.
