As late as last week, Chinese officials were warning Unesco's director general, Federico Mayor of Spain, that Beijing regarded the press award as " gross interference " in Chinese affairs that would damage relations between Beijing and the organization.
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"This action of the federal parliament is . . . a gross interference in the internal affairs of China, at which we express our strong discontent and indignation, " the official Xinhua News Agency quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Shen Guofang as saying.
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Secretary of State and MP Jason Kenney denied that the meeting will cause harm to trade relations between the two countries despite threats from the Chinese governments due to the meeting in which the Chinese Foreign Ministry called it " gross interference in China's affairs ".
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China vehemently protested Wednesday against the vote in the U . S . House to expand military ties with Taiwan, calling it a " serious encroachment on China's sovereignty " and a " gross interference in China's internal affairs ."
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An adviser to Madeleine K . Albright, the chief U . S . delegate to the United Nations, said Boutros-Ghali had been telephoning members of Congress in an act of " gross interference in domestic politics and the normal functioning of American foreign policy ."
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Later Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry of Serbia and Montenegro _ the successor state to Yugoslavia _ lodged a protest with the Albanian embassy in Belgrade over the Albanian parliament's declaration, calling it a " gross interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign country,"
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Liu accused Washington of " gross interference in China's internal affairs " and of infringing upon China's sovereignty, saying, " This represents a major retrogression of the United States policy on the question of Taiwan, which will entail grave consequences ."
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In reference to Hughes, Liu Xiaoming, Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom, accused CI critics of clinging to " outdated'cold war'mentality "; to which Hughes replied that it was " gross interference " for Liu to complain about an internal LSE discussion on ethics.
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In Beijing, the acting U . S . ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Ministry where Vice Minister Li Zhaoxing accused the United States of " gross interference " in domestic affairs and " connivance with, and support to, the Dalai's clamor for the independence of Tibet ."
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Chinese government spokesmen accuse the United States almost daily of " gross interference, " in China's internal affairs, first for sending warships to the region and second for selling, most recently, Stinger missiles and other advanced, defensive weapons to Lee's 400, 000-man armed forces.
