BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhuanet) -- China strongly objected the US Congress' approved proposal supporting Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization (WHO) conference as an observer, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue here Thursday.

　　In response to a question concerning the latest approval of theproposal, Zhang said that in spite of China's objection, the US Congress persisted in passing the proposal. China expressed strongdissatisfaction and firm objection as well as proposed solemn representations to US side, she added.

　　Zhang said Taiwan is a part of China, and according to the relevant resolutions of the United Nations and the regulations of the WHO, Taiwan is unqualified to join the WHO as a member or as aquasi-member. Neither is Taiwan eligible to participate in the WHOconference as an observer.

　　The central government of China is concerned about the health of Taiwan compatriots and actively promoted the exchanges and cooperation in the health arena across the Straits, she said.

　　Since the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS),said the spokeswoman, the central government of China has been sharing related information and experience with Taiwan and supported the inspection of WHO experts in Taiwan. Taiwan's channel of obtaining health information is unblocked.

　　Zhang said it is clear the Taiwan authority wishes to make a political issue in the name of SARS, in order to create "two Chinas" or "one China, one Taiwan" in the international community.Since 1997, such an attempt by the Taiwan authority was refused for six consecutive years.

　　This time, she stressed, it is doomed to failure again.

　　Zhang said China urged the US government to see clearly the political maneuvers by the Taiwan authority, to abide by the one-China policy and the three Sino-US joint communiques and to objectdefinitively to the above proposal by not supporting Taiwan's participation in the WHO, in order to avoid obstacles to the development of Sino-US relations. Enditem