A spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office, under the Chinese
State Council, denounced Wednesday Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan in
response to his recent remarks about "Taiwan independence",
including his allegation "one country on each side."
Proceeding only from the electoral standing of himself and his
party, Chen Shui-bian had constantly made speeches in recent days
rejecting the "one-China" principle, and deliberately heightened
tensions across the Taiwan Strait, which was seriously immoral
andextremely dangerous, the spokesman said.
"We respect the aspiration of Taiwan compatriots to be masters
of their own destiny," the spokesman noted, "but are in firm
opposition to the any remarks of Taiwan authorities aimed to
challenge the 'one-China' principle."
The spokesman went on to say that separatist activities for
"Taiwan independence" had become the biggest scourge affecting
social stability and economic growth in Taiwan and malignant
tumordetrimental to the steady development of cross-strait
relations.
Safeguarding the unity of China comply with the fundamental
interests of the people across the Taiwan Strait, and anyone going
for seeking "Taiwan independence" would never succeed, the
spokesman stressed.
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(Xinhua News Agency? October 9, 2003)