Korean Chinese Condemns Lee's Separatist Remarks

SEOUL, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The plot to split the motherland by Lee Teng-hui, leader of the Taiwan authorities, was doomed to failure, said a joint declaration released here Friday after a rally attended by representatives of Korean Chinese.

Korean Chinese from Seoul, Inchon, Taejon and Kangwon-do said in the declaration that in the light of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, Lee's so-called "special state-to-state" remarks run counter to the trend of peace and the aspiration of a united motherland expressed by sons and daughters of the Chinese people around the world.

Meng Zi-bin, a senior leader of the Korean Chinese Community, said that there is only one China and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. Lee's separatist remarks intended to provoke tension across Taiwan Straits. His recent attempt to split China is a dangerous move against all patriotic Chinese and of course, dooms to failure, he added.