The overseas Chinese world conference for promoting peaceful
reunification of China opened in the capital city of Russia on
Wednesday.
During the two-day event, over 600 Chinese delegates from some
60 countries and regions around the world will discuss the
obstacles in the path of peaceful reunification of China and the
way-out for the historic cause pursued by all Chinese people.
Luo Haocai, vice-chairman of the National Committee of the
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, reiterated at
the opening ceremony the Chinese government's basic principles on
peaceful reunification and especially the "one country, two
systems" principle for settling the Taiwan issue.
Luo, who is also president of the China Council for the
Promotion of Peaceful Reunification, emphasized that it is the
Chinese government's persistent stand to resume dialogue between
the two sides across the Taiwan Strait on the basis of the
principle of "one China."
The Chinese government opposes activities of the Taiwan
authorities aimed at splitting China, and firmly objects to any
cabal of forces working for "independence of Taiwan", Luo
noted.
Chairman of Taiwan's Strait Peaceful Reunification Association
Liang Su-rong and Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region government Elsie Leung also delivered
speeches at the opening ceremony, calling for joint efforts by all
Chinese compatriots for an earlier reunification of China.
(Xinhua News Agency September 11, 2003)