Li Weiyi, spokesman for the State Council's
Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Wednesday at a regular press
conference that
Taiwan Province leader Chen Shui-bian has blatantly thrown out
remarks on "Taiwan independence" recently.
The Chinese government and people will not sit idly by if this
persists, said Li.
Chen has referred to China as a foreign country and an enemy,
and has recently advocated renaming overseas and international
institutions and enterprises, removing the word "China" and
substituting "Taiwan."
Meanwhile, he has attempted to delude the people of Taiwan and
the rest of the world by creating an appearance of promoting
dialogues across the Taiwan Straits and setting up a framework for
peace and stability between Taiwan and the mainland, Li said.
In fact, Chen's actions have increased tensions and are the
primary disturbance to stability and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific
region, Li said, while arousing indignation among the Chinese
people and engendering opposition from the international
community.
Li reiterated that the one-China policy is the basis for
developing cross-Straits relations Any remarks and activities that
violate this principle or attempt to change the fact that Taiwan is
part of China run counter to the aspirations of compatriots across
the Straits, who are longing for stability and development of the
cross-Straits relations.
The victory of Taiwan's three opposition parties in Taiwan's
legislature election has proved that the recent provocative "Taiwan
independence" separatist activities have not won popular support,
Li said.
Li said the post-election development of cross-Straits relations
depends on the stance adopted by the Taiwan authorities. China's
policy of welcoming any figure or organization from Taiwan to the
mainland for discussion, development of relations and promotion of
peaceful reunification extends to members of the "pan-blue"
alliance.
The spokesman said that allegations made by certain persons on
Taiwan island that stowaways from the mainland were a "fifth
column" are baseless rumor.
Li said that when Taiwan people on the mainland encounter
emergency situations, the country will help in every way it can. He
implied that this may include the transport of seriously ill
patients to Taiwan via the watercourse connecting the islands with
the Fujian
Province coast.
The mainland wishes to promote the "three direct links" across
the Taiwan Straits to benefit the people on both sides of the
straits and has adopted a number of measures to facilitate
exchanges. For example, Taiwanese people in the mainland can
charter flights to go home during the Spring Festival, a
traditional season for family reunion.
(Xinhua News Agency December 16, 2004)