The Chinese government and people expressed their "utmost indignation on February 2 over and firm opposition to" an anti-China act passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.

This afternoon Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi summoned U.S. Ambassador Joseph Prueher to lodge "serious representations" for the passing of the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act.

On February 1, the U.S. Congress disregarded the repeated solemn representations made by China and passed the so-called Taiwan Security Enhancement Act.

Yang slammed the anti-China move as an attempt to "provide a legal basis for the buildup and expansion of military contacts and exchanges between the U.S. and Taiwan, and for the sales of all manner of advanced weaponry equipment and technologies to Taiwan."

Yang said the anti-China move by the U.S. House of Representatives is "a complete violation of the three Sino-U.S. joint communiques and relevant commitments made by the U.S. side, a serious encroachment on China's sovereignty, a gross interference in China's internal affairs, and an attempt to make 'one China, one Taiwan', or 'two Chinas'."

Yang pointed out that the Taiwan issue is related to China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and therefore is closely linked with the national sentiment of the entire Chinese people. Also, the Taiwan issue has remained the most important and sensitive core issue in China-U.S. relations.

"In the communique on the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and the United States, the U.S. government has c0learly stated it recognized that the government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legitimate government representing the whole of China. There is only one China, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory," Yang said.

"The Chinese government and people will never agree to any attempt or move to damage China's reunification," Yang said, adding that such a move is doomed to fail. "The Chinese government and people are determined, confident and capable of resolving the Taiwan issue and realizing the complete reunification of the motherland," the deputy foreign minister stated.

Yang described the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act as another document, following the Taiwan Relations Act, "intended to impede China's reunification."

After the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act became known, Yang said, the Chinese government lodged a solemn representation with the U.S. government and demanded the U.S. take resolute measures to prevent it from becoming law.

He said the U.S. government is committed to preventing this document from becoming law. Far-sighted members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives also expressed their clear opposition to the act, he noted.

However, he said, with the promotion of anti-China and pro-Taiwan forces in the House of Representatives, the House passed this act aimed at splitting China.

If this act becomes law, Yang said, it will encourage the bluster of Lee Teng-hui who has described cross-strait relations as "state-to-state relations" and the forces advocating "the independence of Taiwan," thereby undermining the peace and stability of the Asia-Pacific region and bringing serious damage to Sino-U.S. relations.

Yang stressed that the Chinese side strongly demands that the U.S. government pay great heed to this solemn stance and request of the Chinese government, be fully aware of the harmfulness of this act, observe the three Sino-U.S. joint communiques and relevant commitments made by the U.S. side, and take immediate action to prevent it from becoming law.

Yang also requires that the U.S. abide by the China-U.S. August 17 (1982) Communique and immediately stop selling advanced weaponry and technologies to Taiwan.

Prueher told Yang he will report the above stance by China to the U.S. government immediately, and said the U.S. government strongly opposes the passage of the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act by the House on February 1.