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Anti-Secession Law Adopted
by NPC (Full Text)
(China Daily, Mar. 14, 2005)
Full text of the Anti-Secession Law adopted at the Third Session of the Tenth
National People's Congress.
Bush Says Expects China to
Keep Peace with Taiwan
(Reuters, Apr. 15, 2005) President Bush said he expects China to keep the
peace with Taiwan despite a law Beijing passed authorizing an attack if
Taiwan pushes for independence.
'Anti-Aggression' Bill
Passes Preliminary Review
(CNA, Apr. 15, 2005) An
"anti-aggression and peace promotion" bill proposed by the
pro-independence Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) passed a preliminary review at
the Legislative Yuan.
China Denounces Taiwan
Rally, Says Secession Law Misinterpreted (Bloomberg, Mar. 27, 2005)
China
denounced yesterday's mass rally in Taipei,
saying Taiwan
President Chen Shui-bian's ruling Democratic Progressive Party and other
separatists are misrepresenting China's
anti-secession law to stir up tensions.
Hundreds Rally for Separate
Taiwan
(WP, Mar. 27, 2005) Chanting "Taiwan? Yes! China? No!" several
hundred demonstrators gathered near the Capitol Reflecting Pool to protest a
law that would allow the Chinese government to use military force against
Taiwan.
Taiwanese Protest Against
Chinese Law
(Reuters, Mar. 26, 2005) Hundreds of thousands of people chanting
"Oppose war, Love Taiwan" have joined a "democratic
carnival" in Taipei to protest against China's military threat.
Chi Mei Founder Says Taiwan
Independence Would Court 'Disaster' (Bloomberg, Mar. 26, 2005) Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. founder
Hsu Wen-long, whom China singled out last year as the kind of
pro-independence Taiwan businessman whose investments weren't welcome, warned
that the island invites disaster if it seeks separate statehood.
Taiwan Urges China to
Renounce Force, Repair Ties
(Reuters, Mar. 25, 2005) Taiwan
said it will be difficult to resume fence-mending talks with China,
stalled since 1999, unless Beijing
shows respect for Taiwan
democracy and renounces the use of force against the island.
Beijing-Backed Scholars Warn
Taiwan Against Provocative Actions at March (AFP, Mar. 25, 2005) Beijing-backed scholars warned Taiwan
"secessionist forces" against any provocative actions or remarks at
a million-strong protest against a new Chinese law threatening the island.
Taiwan President to March
Against China's Anti-Secession Law (Bloomberg, Mar. 24, 2005) Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian said he
will join a March 26 protest against a Chinese law that authorizes attacking
the island if it declares independence.
Rice Urges Beijing to Reduce
Tensions
(AFP, Mar. 22, 2005) US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Beijing to
take steps to cool tensions that have flared across the Taiwan Strait since
the passage of the "Anti-Secession" Law, describing the law as an
unwelcome piece of legislation.
China Criticises US
'Interference' over Taiwan Secession Law
(AFP, Mar. 19, 2005) China accused US lawmakers of interfering in its
internal affairs by criticising a law that gives Beijing a legal basis to
wage war against Taiwan if the island moves to declare independence.
US House Passes Resolution
against China Law
(AFP, Mar. 18, 2005) The US House of Representatives voted 424-4 in favour of
a resolution warning that the anti-secession law alters 'the status quo in
the region, and thus is of grave concern to the US'
Taiwan Leader Criticizes
China
(NYT, Mar. 17, 2005) President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan strongly criticized mainland
China's adoption of an antisecession law, and urged residents to join an
islandwide day of protest on March 26.
Taiwan's Chen Says China Law
to Have `Severe Impact'
(Bloomberg, Mar. 16, 2005) Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian, in his first
public comments since China passed a law authorizing a military attack
against the island, warned of a ''severe negative impact'' on relations.
Taiwan Unites in Censure of
China's Anti-Secession Law
(WP, Mar. 15, 2005; Page A16) Taiwan denounced China's enactment of a law
authorizing the use of force against the island as an act of aggression. It
also suspended talks to allow additional charter flights across the Taiwan
Strait.
U.S. Warns China on Anti -
Secession Law Against Taiwan
(Reuters, Mar. 15, 2005) The Bush administration criticized China's
anti-secession law authorizing the use of force against Taiwan, calling its
passage ''unfortunate'' and a potential setback to cross-strait relations.
Taipei to Hold Off Talks on
Direct Flights
(Straits Times, Mar. 15, 2005) Taiwan said it would put on hold talks on
direct charter cargo flights and holiday passenger flights until Beijing
apologises for passing an anti-secession law.
China Denies 'Taiwan' Law on
Secession Is a 'War Bill'
(NYT, Mar. 14, 2005) Prime Minister Wen Jiabao defended a newly approved law
that could authorize a military attack to prevent Taiwan from seeking
independence, saying it was intended to ensure peace, not promote war.
China Puts Threat to Taiwan
Into Law
(WP, Mar. 14, 2005) China
enacted a law Monday authorizing the use of force against Taiwan
if it moves toward formal independence, codifying its long-standing threat to
attack the island.
China Slams US Remarks on
Anti-Secession Law
(Straits Times, Mar. 11, 2005) Beijing has rejected Washington's call for it
to reconsider an anti-secession law aimed at Taiwan, slamming the United
States remarks as 'irresponsible'.
U.S. Calls New China Law on
Taiwan 'Unhelpful'
(AFP, Mar. 10, 2005) The United States branded as "unhelpful"
China's new legislation authorizing military force against Taiwan, and urged
Beijing to reconsider the measure.
US Dismay at China's Taiwan
Law
(BBC, Mar. 9, 2005) The US has reacted with dismay to an anti-secession law
that would allow China to use force against Taiwan.
China Says Aggression
Against Taiwan a Last Resort
(Reuters, Mar. 8, 2005) China unveiled an anti-secession bill that allows the
use of military force to thwart any bid for independence by Taiwan but sought
to ease U.S. concerns by leaving itself other options.
Wen Address Shows Beijing
Will Not Renounce use of Force: MAC (CP, Mar. 6, 2005)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's latest policy address unmistakably shows that
Beijing will not renounce the use of force against Taiwan, the Mainland Affairs
Council said.
Taipei Urges Beijing to
Rethink Anti-Secession Bill
(Straits Times, Mar. 5, 2005) Taiwan's leaders warned of grave consequences
as China's parliament prepares to debate and later pass an anti-secession law
aimed at the island during its annual session.
Anti-Secession Law on Taiwan
Not "War Mobilization Order": China (AFP, Mar. 4, 2005)
China said legislation aimed at preventing Taiwan from formally declaring
independence is not a law on the use of force nor a "war mobilization
order".
Anti-secession Law Ready to
Come Out
(People’s Daily, Mar. 2, 2005) What kind of a law will be the Anti-Secession
Law? We can have a vague idea about the features of it if we pay attention to
the recent speeches made by leaders of the Chinese mainland.
Focus on Taiwan ties at
China Parliament Session
(Reuters, Feb. 27, 2005) China's parliament is to open its annual session and
is poised to approve a bill seen ratcheting up tension with Taiwan and
personnel changes that will finally give President Hu Jintao all levers of
power.
China Well Aware of U.S.
Views on Anti-secession Law: State Dep't (CNA, Feb. 16, 2005)
U.S. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said that Beijing is acutely
aware of Washington's views concerning it's proposed anti-secession law.
Taiwan Urges U.S. to Speak
Against China Law
(Reuters, Jan. 26, 2005) The United States should intensify its opposition to
China's proposed anti-secession law aimed at Taiwan because "quiet
diplomacy" would not resolve the volatile issue, according to a senior
Taipei official.
President: Taiwan May Be
Forced to Use Referendum to Counter China's Anti-Secession Legislation (AP, Jan. 21, 2005)
Taiwan's leader on Friday warned rival China against passing a planned
anti-secession law, saying the legislation may force the island to hold a
referendum opposing it.
US, China to Discuss
'Anti-Secession' Bill
(Taipei Times, Jan. 5, 2005) The US has declined to comment on Chinese
legislation which might mandate military action against Taiwan, preferring to
speak to envoys first.
Taiwan President Slams
China's "Anti-Secession" Law
(AFP, Jan. 2, 2005) Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian lashed out at China's
proposed "anti-secession" law aimed at preventing the island from
becoming independent, accusing Beijing of military intimidation.
China Lawmakers Make Taiwan
Law Priority
(AP, Dec. 30, 2004) An anti-secession law aimed at rival Taiwan and the
resignation of former President Jiang Zemin from his last government post
will top the agenda at China's legislative session in March.
China Issues White Paper on
National Defense
(People’s Daily, Dec. 27, 2004) China published a white paper on national
defense, reaffirming its determination to crush any "Taiwan
independence" attempt at all costs."
China to Tackle
Anti-Secession Bill Today
(Straits Times, Dec. 25, 2004) The standing committee of the National
People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, will meet and decide on the
draft of an anti-secession law aimed at curtailing Taiwanese separatism .
US Urges Taiwan, China to
Start Talks
(CNA, Dec. 19, 2004) In response to Beijing allegedly planning to pass
anti-secession legislation aimed at Taiwan, the US said that the focus should
be on cross-strait dialogue.
Taiwan Says China Forming
Legal Basis to Attack
(Reuters, Dec. 18, 2004) Taiwan condemned China's plan to draft an
anti-secession law, describing it as a move to establish a legal basis to
attack the self-ruling, democratic island that Beijing claims as a province.
China Preparing to Enact Law
Against Taiwan Secession
(New York Times, Dec. 17, 2004) China's legislature has
indicated that it is preparing to enact a law against secession, possibly
mandating military action if Taiwan declares independence.
Chen Cautions on Unification
Law
(Taipei Times, Sep 4, 2004) "China's intention to enact a unification
law is an attempt to destroy the Taiwan Strait's peaceful status quo,"
said Chen.
Anti-Secession Law 'Unwise,'
'Unnecessary': KMT's Ma
(China Post, Mar. 19, 2006) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou of the opposition Kuomintang
(KMT) said that he certainly feels it is right to blast Beijing's move of
enacting the Anti-Secession Law, which he called "unwise" and
"unnecessary."
Anti-Secession Law: Is it
Enough for China?
(Straits Times, Mar. 14, 2006) On the first anniversary of China's
anti-secession law against Taiwan, mainland analysts are divided on whether
the legislation needs further refinement to better deal with the island's
separatist camp.
Threat From China
Anti-Secession Law Fades a Year On By Lindsay Beck
(Reuters,
Mar. 11, 2006) A year later, the anti-secession law gets barely a mention
from its top leaders, despite provocations from Taiwan's independence-minded
president.
U.S. Says Up to China to
Improve Ties with Taiwan By Carol
Giacomo (Reuter, Apr. 7, 2005) The United States put the responsibility on
China for improving the atmosphere with Taiwan after Beijing escalated
tensions by adopting an anti-secession law.
China's 'Helpful'
Anti-Secession Law By Ralph A
Cossa
(Pacific Forum CSIS, Mar. 29, 2005)
"Unhelpful." That's how Washington described China's new
Anti-Secession Law (ASL). I beg to differ. As it turns out, the
Anti-Secession Law has proven to be very helpful - to everyone but Beijing,
that is.
'Non-Peaceful Means' in
Play: MAC
(Taipei Times, Mar. 29, 2005) China has started forcing Taiwanese
businesspeople such as Hsu Wen-lung to voice opposition to Taiwanese
independence, the council said.
Vigilance Urged Against
Secessionists Creating New Tension across Taiwan Straits (People’s Daily, Mar. 27, 2005) Xinhua News Agency published a
commentary Saturday urging vigilance against "Taiwan
independence"secessionist forces creating new tension across Taiwan
Straits.
Hard Line Stirs Throng in
Taiwan By Keith Bradsher
(New York Times, Mar. 26, 2005) Hundreds of thousands of Taiwanese marched to
denounce Beijing in one of the largest political demonstrations ever here,
the clearest sign yet of how China’s anti-secession legislation has poisoned
relations across the Taiwan Strait.
Taiwan's Right to Freedom
By Frank
Chang-ting Hsieh
(Washington Post, Mar. 25, 2005) Tomorrow, hundreds of thousands of Taiwanese
will take to the streets in our country to peacefully express their
opposition to China's most recent threat to the freedom of Taiwan.
China's Law On Taiwan
Backfires By Edward
Cody
(Washington Post, Mar. 24, 2005)
China has
paid a price abroad for enacting its controversial anti-secession law,
spoiling a strategy for relations with Taiwan,
undercutting a drive to end Europe's arms embargo and
reinforcing unease over the growth in Chinese military power.
Taipei Party Chief Hopes
People Power Will Sway Beijing
(Reuters, Mar. 22, 2005) The head of Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive
Party (DPP) said he hoped a planned show of people power will convince China
to scrap its new anti-secession law, or the island may be forced to take more
provocative action.
Taiwan Independence Forces
Rejoice By Laurence Eyton
(Asia Times, Mar. 19, 2005) The passage of an Anti-Secession Law authorizing
China to use "non-peaceful" means has generated outrage in Taiwan
itself and international concern. But one group has benefited immensely: the
Taiwan independence movement.
China Tries To Divide Taiwan By Hsu Yong-min
(Far Eastern Economic Review, March 2005) The biggest threat posed by the law
is whether it will divide Taiwanese people's minds. Allowing threats from the
outside to lead to divisions within Taiwan would truly be the most alarming
outcome.
Tide of Tension on Taiwan
Strait By
Edward Cody
(WP, Mar. 18, 2005) China's new anti-secession law has produced a sudden rise
in tension across the Taiwan Strait, leaving Taipei
in a combative mood and putting an indefinite hold on practical improvements
such as direct airline flights to mainland China.
China Puts Threat to Taiwan
Into Law By Philip
P. Pan
(WP, Mar. 14, 2005) China enacted a law authorizing the use of force against
Taiwan if it moves toward formal independence, codifying its long-standing
threat to attack the island.
Analysts: Sword-Rattling by
China, Aimed at Keeping the Peace, Not War (Associated Press,
Mar. 12, 2005) A proposed Chinese law on possible military action against
Taiwan and the island's plans for war games are raising tensions, but analysts
say the moves are really aimed at keeping the peace.
Beijing Putting Ball in
Chen's Court By Ralph Cossa
(Japan Times, Mar. 9, 2005) Why does Beijing feel it necessary to pursue antisecession
legislation aimed at Taiwan? The simple answer seems to be China's
continuing deep distrust of Taiwan
President Chen Shui-bian.
China's Taiwanese
Tribulations By Tim Luard
(BBC, Mar. 8, 2005) China
has one last major problem to resolve as it re-emerges onto the world stage:
what to do about Taiwan.
Yet ask any Chinese if it is a sacrifice worth making and you get the same
answer.
Beijing Leaders Speak of
Force to Keep Taiwan 'Chinese' By
Joseph Kahn (NYT, Mar. 8, 2005) China's
leaders introduced a bill that would effectively pre-authorize military
action if Taiwan took concrete steps toward formal independence, a move
American officials have said they fear could increase prospects for
cross-strait conflict.
China Sends Warning to
Taiwan With Anti-Secession Law
By Edward Cody (WP, Mar. 8, 2005)
A controversial anti-secession bill whose terms were announced Tuesday
enshrines into law China's
determination to use "non-peaceful means" as a last resort to
prevent Taiwan
from establishing formal independence.
Taiwan Awaits Chinese Law
Decision
(CNN.com, Mar. 4, 2005) Relations between Taiwan and mainland China are set
to be a key issue at Beijing's annual session of parliament, which begins
under tight security on Saturday.
China's Pressing for 'Legal
Warfare'
(Editorial, Taipei Times, Feb. 19, 2005) China is now adding a new fuse to
the powder keg -- an anti-secession law, thereby making conflict in the
Asia-Pacific region more possible.
Danger to U.S. lurks in
Taiwan Strait By Dennis V. Hickey
(Kansas City Star, Feb. 10, 2005)
Although the exact text of the bill (anti-secession law) remains a mystery,
it is believed to mandate an attack against Taiwan
if the island moves too close to independence.
Tense Straits: Washington
Signals Timidity toward Chinese Bellicosity By Dan Blumenthal & Randy Scheunemann (National Review, Jan.
27, 2005) While Beijing has been laying a pseudo-legal
justification for war against Taipei, Washington
has been signaling timidity.
China Assures US over Taiwan
Worries By Ching
Cheong
(Straits Times, Jan. 8, 2005)
China’s top
cross-strait official Chen Yunlin headed for the United
States with a sole mission: to convince Washington
that its proposed anti-secession law will uphold, and not upset, the
cross-strait status quo.
China's Law Preempts Taiwan
Independence By Jianwei Wang
(Asia Times, Jan. 5, 2005) Beijing's preemptive move by proposing and
certainly adopting an anti-secession law points to a painful realization that
the Taiwan issue is not only a political and military battle, but also a
legal wrangle.
Anti-Secession Law:
Provocative or Compromise? By Chen Yali And Eric Hagt (China Brief, Jamestown
Foundation, Jan. 4, 2005)
The anti-secession law is not a recent development; rather it is a
culmination of an internal discussion during the past five to six years
between hawks and doves in China's
decision-making apparatus over the problem of Taiwan.
Anti-Secession Law: A
Stepping-Stone? By Philip Yang
(Taiwan Security Research, Jan. 1,
2005) Cross-strait relations seem to have arrived at a point where
Beijing now understands how to
integrate legal norms and physical power in order to influence structural
factors in a way beneficial to their preferred policy direction.
Misunderstanding May Lead to
War By Tung Chen-yuan
(Taipei Times, Jan. 1, 2005) Taiwan should express its determination to
maintain the status quo through negotiations and a willingness to explain to
China the scope of its constitutional re-engineering.
Chen Taken Down a Peg
(Editorial, Straits Times, Dec. 31,
2004) As both China
and the US are
agreed on keeping the status quo, Washington
should have no problems with a statute that seeks to outlaw a breakaway.
China Launches 'Legal'
Weaponry By Lin
Cheng-yi
(Taipei Times, Dec. 29, 2004) In mid-December last year, China officially
approved the amended Regulations on the Political Work of the PLA, including
the proposed "three warfares" -- psychological, media and legal.
Taiwan Urges Int'l Community
to Protest Anti-Secession Law By Jane Rickards (China Post, Dec. 28, 2004)
Taipei said Beijing's threat to crush Taiwan independence expressed in a
Chinese government policy paper yesterday would alienate the international community
and increase cross-strait tensions.
China Vows to Prevent Taiwan
Independence By John Ruwitch
(Reuters, Dec. 27, 2004) China's military will crush any major moves toward
independence by Taiwan no matter what the cost, said a government policy
paper.
China's Law Reinforces 'One
Country' By Nat Bellocchi
(Taipei
Times, Dec. 27, 2004) China's
proposed new "law" should be a wake-up call for both Taiwan
and the US.
Beijing Says It:
Anti-Secession Law Is Targeted at Taiwan By Goh Sui Noi (Straits Times, Dec. 22, 2004) China
acknowledged for the first time that its proposed anti-secession law was
intended to prevent Taiwan from declaring independence, but dismissed
concerns that it might threaten regional peace.
China's Dangerous Leap
Backwards
(Editorial, Taipei Times, Dec. 20,
2004) China
is in the grip of a raging nationalism based on a virulent sense of
historical wrong. The message China
received was that intimidation works.
Move by Chinese Congress
Alarms Taiwan
(LA Times, Dec. 19, 2004)
Taipei sees a threat of war as
Communist hard-liners push an anti-secession law. Taiwan is concerned that the
latest move is a sign that Communist Party leaders' patience is running out.
China's Army May Respond if
Taiwan Fully Secedes By Joseph Kahn (New York Times, Dec. 18, 2004)
The Communist Party-controlled legislature has indicated that it is preparing
to enact a law against secession, possibly mandating military action if
Taiwan were to declare independence.
It's Taiwan's Right to
Change
(Editorial, Taipei Times, Dec. 9, 2004) There is nothing wrong with
correcting Taiwan's name, and it in no way threatens anyone or infringes upon
others' rights.
"Taiwan Independence
Theory of Law" Equals to Playing with Fire (People’s Daily, Dec.
8, 2004) What is "Taiwan independence theory of law"? This
"Taiwan independence" is also known as "gradual
independence" or "curve independence".
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