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Seminars Slam Chen's 'Taiwan Independence' Speech

The separatist statement of Chen Shui-bian, leader of the Taiwan authority, will surely be rejectedby the Chinese people, according to some seminars held recently in Beijing.


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The separatist statement of Chen Shui-bian, leader of the Taiwan authority, will surely be rejectedby the Chinese people, according to some seminars held recently in Beijing.

The seminars were organized by the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification, the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and the Huangpu Military Academy Alumni Association.

The China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification held a seminar Tuesday to criticize Chen's "one country on each side" remarks.

Wang Wenyuan, vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and chairman of the council, pointed out that Chen's remarks exposed his real feelings toward "Taiwan Independence" supported by his predecessor Lee Teng-hui who aired his "state-to-state" fallacy. Both statements have the same evil intent and are strongly objected to by all Chinese including Taiwan compatriots.

Wang said that the realization of reunification of the motherland is desired by all Chinese people including overseas Chinese and no force can stop it.

Heads of overseas bureaus of the council from the Philippines, Russia, Thailand and Hong Kong attended the seminar, holding that Chen's "one country on each side" remarks, like the "state-to-state" speech of Lee, will come to a dead end, if they insist on taking the wrong road.

Lin Zhaoshu, chairman of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, criticized Chen Shui-bian's remarks, saying theyhave the same roots as Lee Tung-hui's "state-to-state" speech, andexposed his "Taiwan Independence" beliefs. They made all Chinese people more determined to protect the integrated sovereignty of China and the 35 million returned overseas Chinese determined to bring about the reunification of the motherland.

Lin pointed out that both sides of the Taiwan Straits belong toone China, and Taiwan belongs to all Chinese people. The future ofTaiwan can only be decided by the 1.3 billion Chinese people including Taiwan compatriots.

He hoped Taiwan compatriots would look clearly at the true motivation of people claiming "Taiwan Independence", no longer be fooled by Chen Shui-bian's fallacy, and help to realize the reunification.

Li Yunchang, chairman of the Huangpu Military Academy Alumni Association, said that since Chen Shui-bian took his post, Taiwan's economic situation has deteriorated with increasing unemployment.

Chen Shui-bian is trying to exacerbate cross-Straits relations and make trouble at the cost of the economic interests of Taiwan people. This is completely opposite to the main trend of Taiwan people who are pursuing peace, stability and development, and would like to have good cross-Straits relationships, he said.


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