"The Taiwan authorities are now obstinately clinging to the separatist course of 'Taiwan independence' and making every attempt to push for a referendum on 'applying for membership of the United Nations under the name Taiwan," Yang said in a speech delivered at the general debate of the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly.

"This is another dangerous stop toward 'de jure Taiwan independence' taken by the Chen Shui-bian authorities," he said.

"If unchecked, this move will gravely endanger peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits and in the Asia-Pacific region," Yang stressed.

He said the Chinese government has been making every effort to promote the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations and seek peaceful reunification.

"We will never allow anyone to separate Taiwan from China in any name or in any way," Yang said.

He urged the international community to continue to support China's cause of peaceful reunification, support the Chinese people in opposing and repulsing separatist activities for "Taiwan independence."

Yang emphasized that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, and no challenge will be permitted to the one-China principle and to UN General Assembly Resolution 2758.

"Since 1993, the General Committee of the UN General Assembly has rejected the inclusion of Taiwan-related issues in the agenda of the General Assembly session for 15 years running," he said.

"This fully demonstrates that any move that runs counter to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter or attempts to distort and deny General Assembly Resolution 2758 will not receive any support from the UN member states and is doomed to failure," Yang said.