PLA deputies vow to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity
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2005-03-09 17:05:50 |
On March
8, 2005, after listening to the explanations on the Anti-Secession Law (draft)
by Wang Zhaoguo, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National
People's Congress, PLA delegation attending the Third Session of the Tenth
National People's Congress (NPC) was divided into groups to review the Law
(draft). The PLA deputies said that the Anti-Secession Law (draft) has given
full expression to China's consistent position of doing the utmost with maximum
sincerity for a peaceful reunification, demonstrated the common will and strong
resolve of the entire Chinese people to safeguard China's sovereignty and
territorial integrity while never allowing the “Taiwan Independence” forces to
make Taiwan seceded from China under any name or by any means. The Chinese
People's Liberation Army (PLA) is determined, confident and capable to defend
the national sovereignty and territorial integrity and to crush any scheme and
provocation to split China.
Deputies held that it is the common wish of the entire
Chinese people both at home and overseas to solve the Taiwan issue and realize
complete national reunification. In recent years, the “Taiwan Independence”
forces have intensified their secessionist activities, which has seriously
threatened China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, severely endangered
the prospects for peaceful reunification, gravely impaired the fundamental
interests of the Chinese nation and gravely threatened the peace and stability
over the Taiwan Straits, and the Asia-Pacific region as a whole. Therefore, the
enactment of the Anti-Secession Law is quite necessary and timely. The China's
Constitution clearly stipulates, “Taiwan is part of the sacred territory of the
People's Republic of China. It is the lofty duty of the entire Chinese people,
including our compatriots in Taiwan, to accomplish the great task of reunifying
the motherland.”
Deputies unanimously held that upholding “one China”
principle is the unshakable foundation for solving the Taiwan issue. The
“Peaceful Reunification and One Country, Two Systems” are the basic guideline
adopted by the Chinese Government to solve the Taiwan issue. It is our
consistent position that national reunification should be realized by peaceful
means. Thus as long as there is a glimmer of hope for achieving peaceful
reunification, we will exert our utmost to do so and will never give up. At the
same time, it must be made clear that it is the core interests of China and her
people to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity. We will not
hesitate, or be ambiguous or make concession on the question of anti-secession.
We have never committed ourselves to renounce the use of force. Any sovereign
state will not tolerate the secessionist activities, and has the right to adopt
necessary measures to safeguard its national sovereignty and territorial
integrity. We will be forced to use any possible drastic measures including
non-peaceful means to defend the Chinese national security and integrity if the
“Taiwan Independence” forces make Taiwan seceded from China under any name or by
any means, or any major event leading up to separating Taiwan from China occurs
or the conditions for peaceful reunification have been completely exhausted.
By Li Xueyong
(Mar. 9, PLA Daily)
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