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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Wednesday, January 16, 2002

Gradual 'Independence' of Taiwan Won't Be Tolerated: Spokesman

The Taiwan leader has pushed forward activities for Taiwan's "independence" step by step recently, a spokesman for the Taiwan Work Office under the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said Tuesday.
Any form of Taiwan's "independence" will not be tolerated, the spokesman said.


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Leaders of Taiwan Broke Promises

The spokesman said that when the leader of Taiwan took office, he promised not to declare "independence" of Taiwan.

However, he has not done this, the spokesman said, adding the Taiwan leader has pushed forward activities for Taiwan's " independence" step by step.

"Gradual Independence of Taiwan"

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    • Recently, Taiwan's information office stopped using a Chinese map pattern as its logo.

  • Word


    • A non-governmental organization was forced by the Taiwan authorities to omit the word "China" from its English annual report.

  • Passport


    • On January 13, the Taiwan leader declared that Taiwan citizens' travel certificates should have the word "Taiwan" added in English this year, and referred to it as a gift to the organizations for Taiwan's "independence".

    These activities, together with the separatist policies in the cultural, historical, educational and communication fields, are aimed at creating favorable conditions for Taiwan's "independence", said the spokesman.

    Any form of "Independence" Intolerable

    He said that any form of Taiwan's "independence" will not be tolerated.

    If the Taiwan authorities continue to push forward their process of the "gradual independence of Taiwan", the relationship between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits will be strained and the Taiwan authorities will have to take the unpleasant consequences.



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    His move has drawn criticism from both the mainland and Taiwan. The practice was described by Beijing's Taiwan Affairs Office as "inching towards Taiwan independence."

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