|
|
"Taiwan independence" poses biggest threat for national security (2) |
 |
+ |
- |
16:34, September 11, 2007 |
Prospects for peaceful reunification more or less affected
It has been the consistent stance or proposition of the Chinese mainland to end the state of hostility and realize the normalization of ties across the Taiwan Strait and proceed to accomplish the peaceful reunification of the motherland step by step. In the late 70s of the last century, the mainland proposed the related policies for the peaceful reunification, but Taiwan authorities responded with their "Three NOs policies" and the state of hostility lingered on.
Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin set forth his famous Eight-Point Proposal on January 30, 1995, in which he suggested that, as the first step, negotiations should be held and an agreement reached on officially ending the state of hostility between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. The Taiwan authorities, however, neither gave it a serious consideration, nor responded.
After coming to power, DPP hyped the so-called "China''s military threat" that could expose Taiwan to "threats and challenges," which had come mainly from "across the Strait."Meanwhile, DPP beefed up army building and military preparations for war, and even threatened to bombard Shanghai metropolitan in east China and the mammoth Three-Gorges dam project in central China as a move to attain at a "terrorist balance". Moreover, Taiwan intensified its military ties with the United States. It also invited American army officers to oversee and give guidance to military drills apart from importing large quantities of the US-made sophisticated arms and military equipment.
The "Anti-Secession Law", adopted at the Third Session of the 10th National People''s Congress (NPC) on March 14 of 2005" has explicitly stipulated that the state will strive to achieve peaceful reunification (of the motherland) with the utmost sincerity and utmost efforts. The Chinese mainland once repeatedly stressed that it will exert 100 percent of effort as long as there is some hope. But the secessionist, adventurous activities of "Taiwan independence" forces will only aggravate the strained relations across the Strait. And how to enable both sides of the Strait to shun misjudgment and evade military conflicts poses a stern challenge for the peaceful reunification of the motherland.
[1] [2] [3]
|
|
|
Comment
Tell A Friend
Print Format
Save Article