Following is the full text of the speech delivered by visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at a dinner hosted by nine American organizations in Washington on Dec.9:

The Environmental Protection Agency of the United States of America (EPA) and the State Environmental Protection Administration of the People's Republic of China (SEPA) in accordance with and subject to the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People's Republic of China on Cooperation in Science and Technology, dated January 31, 1979, as extended and
amended (the "S&T Agreement"), and in order to promote scientific and technical cooperation and collaboration in the field of environmental protection, have reached 12 articles to follow.

China has spared no effort in forging direct links in mail, transport and trade (referred to as the "three direct links," or "three links") across the Straits. In November 1987, the Taiwan authorities made the decision to permit Taiwan compatriots to visit their relatives on the mainland. However, the "three links" remains as an indirect, one-way and partial state due to restrictions and obstructions imposed by the Taiwan authorities.

This hearing was conducted by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on October 30, 2003. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission was created by the U.S. Congress in 2000 to monitor, investigate, and submit to Congress an annual report on the national security implications of the economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.