Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian further exposed his "independence"
scheme with his new secessionist remarks and showed an unscrupulous
approach for his private interests, said political advisors and
lawmakers in Beijing.
Chen's "independence" scheme will be opposed by Taiwan people
and the international community and is doomed to fail, said Zhang
Huajun, secretary-general of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government
League, a non-Communist party in the mainland.
At a gathering Sunday night, Chen talked about Taiwan's
independence, name rectification, new constitution and
development.
"It's not a surprise to us, as Taiwan authorities have put
forward a series of dangerous moves recently, including a
'desinicizing' campaign," said Li Ganliu, who is?in
Beijing?attending the annual session of China's top political
advisory body.
Chen announced earlier in February that the authorities would
remove the words "China" or "Chinese" from the island's
government-run organizations and enterprises, and from certain laws
and regulations.
"The facts have proved that Chen is a downright faithless
politician," said Li, a member of the Revolutionary Committee of
the Chinese Kuomintang another non-Communist party on the
mainland.
The undisguised secessionist remarks, turning a blind eye to the
people's will and historical trend, were trumpeted to create
strains in cross-Strait relations and intensify antagonism among
different ethnic groups in the island, so that Chen can achieve his
political goals in the coming elections, Li said.
Taiwan is to embrace the election of "Legislative Yuan" at the
end of this year and Taiwan leader election in 2008, which are
considered two important factors likely to influence the island's
politics in the future.
Lin Shengzhong, a political advisor from the All-China
Federation of Taiwan Compatriots, said Chen wanted to use the
remarks to divert public attention from his corruption cases and
incapability in governance and to win ballots for his pan-green
base.
Chu Yu-lin, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC)
from Hong Kong, and Vong Fong Va, an NPC deputy from Macao, agreed
that most Taiwan people will seek peace, stability and development,
no matter what kind of secessionist attempts Chen resorts to.
Chen will only be discarded by the people and history if he
tries to lead the island toward the dead end of "Taiwan
Independence" just for his private gains, they said.
The Chinese people, facing the provocation by Taiwan
secessionists, will never swing their determination to safeguard
national sovereignty and territorial integrity, nor will they
change the faith in promoting the peaceful and stable development
of the cross-Strait relations, they said.
(Xinhua New Agency March 7, 2007)