Members of Chinese communities across Canada have condemned Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian's latest move to seek "Taiwan independence."
The Taiwan authorities sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in July, raising an application to join the United Nations in the name of "Taiwan." Meanwhile, Chen Shui-bian has been pushing for a plan to hold a "referendum" inside Taiwan on its entry to the United Nations.
"There is only one China in the world and both Taiwan and the Chinese mainland belong to one China," representatives of the Chinese community in Vancouver said in a recent meeting.
The UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 adopted in 1971 stipulated clearly that the government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legitimate representative of China in the United Nations, the representatives from about 50 organizations in the city, including the Vancouver Chinese Association, said in a statement released during the meeting.
They added that Chen's provocative pursuit of "Taiwan Independence" was merely an attempt to boost his voter appeal in the run-up to the Taiwan leadership election. The move totally disregards the interests of Taiwan's 23 million residents, they said.
The statement urged the Chinese people across the world to reject Chen's dangerous actions, help stabilize the situation across the Taiwan Straits and contribute to the cause of achieving the reunification of China.
Last Saturday, the Association for Promoting the Unification of China in Ottawa also issued a statement, condemning Chen's "secessionist activities."
"Chen's move is extremely insidious and dangerous, we shall never tolerate his move to split China. Overseas Chinese are firmly united in their rejection of Chen's move and he will never achieve his goal," said Chairman Zhao Bingchi in the statement.
Source: Xinhua
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