CHINA / National
'Constitutional reform' of Taiwan condemned
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-09-27 16:00
Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian's attempts to push for independence through
"constitutional reforms" cannot be tolerated, said Li Weiyi, spokesman
for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, on Wednesday.
His comments came after Taiwanese media reported that Chen, who is under
huge pressure to resign after a series of corruption scandals, had raised
the issue of a new "constitution" on Sunday, which involved the
possibility of changing the "territorial definitions" of Taiwan.
"We are paying close attention to 'constitutional reforms' in Taiwan and
are keeping careful watch over the situation," Li said.
Li said such a move demonstrated that Chen had once again abandoned his
commitment to the "Four Noes" in pursuit of personal interest.
The so-called "Four Noes" are the commitments Chen made when he became
Taiwan leader. They comprise no declaration of Taiwan independence, no
incorporation of the "two states" remarks into the constitution, no
change of the province's name and no referendum on "Taiwan Independence".
Li said Chen has also broken his commitments of not including
"territorial" and "sovereignty" changes into the "constitutional reform",
and therefore sending out a dangerous signal.
The spokesman said Chen's behavior demonstrated his insistence on
adopting a "Taiwan Independence" stance.
"It also demonstrated, once again, that Chen has never been honest and
lacks political credibility," Li said.
He said Chen's secessionist activities had seriously damaged cross-strait
relations and threatened peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and
in the Asia Pacific region.
"We have made great efforts to move cross-strait relations forward
peacefully and to safeguard the stability across the Taiwan Strait," Li
said.
He said that thanks to the efforts of compatriots across the Taiwan
Strait, positive elements which are conducive to curbing the "Taiwan
Independence" secessionist activities have increased and the cross-strait
relations have shown a stronger momentum of moving towards peace and
stability.
The spokesman said the Chinese mainland will continue to exert great
efforts to push relations towards peace and stability.
"Meanwhile, our position of opposing 'Taiwan Independence' will never
waver and we will never tolerate 'de jure independence' through the
so-called 'constitutional reform'," Li said.
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