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Q: It is reported that the US Joint Chiefs of Staff is drafting a plan of sending troops to Iraq? What is the comment of the Chinese side?

A: China expresses its concern over the relevant report. We support the fight against terrorism in any form. In the mean time, we maintain that the acts should conform with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter as well as the universally-recognized norms governing international relations. The fight against terrorism should have concrete evidence. We have noted that various countries and the UN Secretary General indicated that willful expansion of the scope of attack will undermine the international anti-terrorist campaign. The Chinese side shared the same views on that.

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