China's parliament, the National People's Congress, adopted the
Anti-Secession Law 2,896 to nil here Monday, setting a legal framework to
prevent Taiwan from being seceded from China and promote peaceful national
reunification.
China's top legislator Wu Bangguo said the adoption of the law demonstrated
the "common will and strong resolve" of the entire Chinese people.
"The
Anti-Secession Law, adopted with such a high support rate, has legalized the
policy guideline of the central authorities on Taiwan, and given full expression
to China's consistent position of doing the utmost with maximum sincerity for
peaceful national reunification," said Wu, chairman of the NPC Standing
Committee, after the law was ratified.
He said the adoption of the law
also demonstrated the "common will and strong resolve" of the entire Chinese
people to safeguard China's sovereignty and territorial integrity and never to
allow the "Taiwan independence" forces to make Taiwan secede from China under
any name or by any means.