Q: "Your colleague, the Chinese ambassador to France, told French media recently that when China takes over Taiwan, it will reeducate its 23 million people. Can you confirm with a yes or no — is that Chinese Government policy? Will China reeducate Taiwan's people to change their minds about the Chinese Communist Party?"

Xiao: I didn't read in the news about my colleague's remarks on this particular issue. I think given the … situation that the people of Taiwan — I mean the people in Taiwan are under a regional regime for many decades. It is reasonable for us to understand that their perspective about China, their perspective about their motherland, might take somewhat different views. I think this is a fact. But I think the key point now is not about either education or re education, the 1.4 billion Chinese people including the 80 million people in Taiwan, are all Chinese.

Reporter: That's like a yes?

Xiao: What do you mean by "yes"?

Reporter: That it is Chinese policy that they will need reeducating?

Xiao: Well, I'm not going to speak on behalf of our ambassador in France. I mean...

Reporter: I'm just asking on a point of policy.

Xiao: I haven't read such about official policy. I think my personal understanding is that once Taiwan is reunited, coming back to the motherland, there might be process for the people in Taiwan to have a correct understanding of China about the motherland.

Reporter: Along the lines ofthe camps you have in Xinjiang, the education process in Xinjiang?

Xiao: No, I rather not use the word "reeducation." The people in Xinjiang are also Chinese citizens and they recently had education in school, in colleges, in university, in China about their motherland. That's pretty normal.