NPC adopts Anti-Secession Law

2005/03/14

www.chinanews.cn 2005-03-14 09:33:15

(Source: Xinhuanet)

BEIJING, Mar. 14 - China's parliament, the National People's Congress, adopted the Anti-Secession Law 2,896 to nil here Monday, setting a legal framework to prevent Taiwan from being seceded from China and promote peaceful national reunification.

China's top legislator Wu Bangguo said the adoption of the law demonstrated the "common will and strong resolve" of the entire Chinese people.

"The Anti-Secession Law, adopted with such a high support rate,has legalized the policy guideline of the central authorities on Taiwan, and given full expression to China's consistent position of doing the utmost with maximum sincerity for peaceful national reunification," said Wu, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, after the law was ratified.

He said the adoption of the law also demonstrated the "common will and strong resolve" of the entire Chinese people to safeguard China's sovereignty and territorial integrity and never to allow the "Taiwan independence" forces to make Taiwan secede from China under any name or by any means.

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