PLA deputies vow to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity
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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