Bishop welcomed a statement by Chinese President Xi Jinping last month that China did not intend to militarize the islands and said she hoped Beijing would stick to the commitment.
In suspending the grants, the state used the only leverage it has to compel the city to stick to the commitments it made when applying for the money.
Without defined targets or substantial amounts of additional money, how then will the member states stick to the commitments set out in the agreement?
If the radicals were elected in either country, he added, they would have to stick to the commitments of previous governments, in particular regarding the management of debt.
A senior UK government source said it stood by the commitments made in the communiqué, while a European Union official at the summit said it would "stick to the commitments made by all participants".
"What the prime minister will bring to the table is the requirement for the G8 countries to stick to the commitments they made in Toronto with regard to their fiscal consolidation," the Canadians said.
Instead, we need to stick to the commitments made in the context of the visionary economic development, land use, and sustainability plans that have earned the City its reputation as a leader".
Because greenhouse gases like CO2 and methane are driving global warming, reaching what some call "400 Day" highlights the importance of sticking to the global commitment to reduce emissions.
We hope he sticks to those commitments.
However, only the US and UK have stuck to that commitment, while other European states – including France, Italy, Spain and Germany – have found ways of channelling money to militant groups in exchange for their citizens.
Since then, President Barack Obama has lobbied the prime minister to stick to this commitment.
