HK NPC Deputies Condemns Chen Shui-bian's Remarks

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HK NPC Deputies Condemns Chen Shui-bian's Remarks

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Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian's recent "one country on each side" remarks would not only lead Taiwan to disasters, but also harm the peace and stability in the Asia-pacific region, said some 20 deputies to the National People's Congress (NPC) Saturday.

At a forum to refute Chen's recent splittist remarks, the deputies from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region expressed belief that any attempts for "Taiwan independence" could in no ways reverse the historical trend of the reunification of the motherland.

Tsang Hin-chi, a member of the NPC Standing Committee, said that Chen should rein in at the brink of the precipice in order to avoid becoming a sinner in the Chinese history.

Chan Yau-hing, chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, said that Taiwan is part of China. Taiwan's reunification with the Chinese mainland is the common aspiration of all the Chinese at home and abroad, he said.

Chen's "one country on each side" goes against the development of the history, betrays the entire Chinese nation, and once again pushes the relationship between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait into dangerous circumstances, Chan said.

Lau pui-king, an associate professor with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, said that China's reform and opening-up over the last 20 years have greatly enhanced the country's status in the international political and economic arenas, and the economic and cultural exchanges and cooperation between the two sides of the straits have been growing.

In Lau's opinion, it is because Chen realized the "Taiwan independence" is losing the market and Taiwan's economy is deteriorating, that he preached the fallacy with the aim to reap gains by creating tension in the cross-Strait relationship.

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