'De jure independence' activities threaten stability
(Xinhua/China Daily/Agencies)
Updated: 2006-02-28 13:37

The Chinese mainland said on Tuesday Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian's radical "Taiwan independence" line will bring disaster to the Taiwan society.

"Chen Shui-bian has obstinately promoted radical 'Taiwan independence' line and stirred up all-round confrontation and conflict within Taiwan and across the Taiwan Straits. It will only bring disaster to the Taiwan society," said a joint statement issued by the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.

"Taiwan independence" runs counter to the mainstream of Chinese history and current trends of development and it goes against the will and aspiration of the 1.3 billion Chinese people," the statement said. "It is doomed to fail." 

Despite strong opposition from people across the Taiwan Straits and the international community, Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian has declared the "National Unification Council" shall "cease to function" and the guidelines on unification shall also "cease to apply."

Chen didn't use the premeditated word "abolish" but the word "cease." But "it is just a play of words.

A group of people from the Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council protest in Hong Kong against Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian's decision to abolish the island's policy-making body on unification with the Chinese mainland and its 15-year-old guidelines Monday February 27, 2006.[newsphoto]

His real intention is to cheat the Taiwan public and the world," says the joint statement.

The "de jure independence" activities, pushed by Chen through the so-called "constitutional reform", poses grave threat to peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits and in the Asia-Pacific region in general.

"The level and and danger of 'de jure independence' activities, pushed by Chen Shui-bian through 'constitutional reform', continues to rise," says the joint statement.

"If his aim is achieved, it will inevitably create intense tension of cross-strait relations and gravely imperil peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits and in the Asia-Pacific region in general," says the statement.

It says to resolutely oppose and check Chen Shui-bian's activities to push "de jure independence" through "constitutional reform" is the most important and most urgent task at present.

The mainland also reaffirmed its commitments to Taiwan compatriots, saying the mainland will make the utmost efforts with the most sincerity to protect their rights in any circumstances.

"We'll promote cross-Straits personnel exchanges and economic and cultural exchanges and advance the process of direct links of mail, shipping and trade," the statement said 

It said the mainland will work with Taiwan compatriots to safeguard and promote the peaceful and steady development of cross-Straits relations and to strive for peaceful reunification.

"We resolutely oppose 'Taiwan independence' and will never allow 'Taiwan independence' secessionist forces to secede Taiwan from the motherland under any name or by any means," the statement said.

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